breakfast time

I left the cabinet open and asked Buddy what type of cereal he wanted to have.
He grabbed a packet of pop tarts out of its box, "bop bart!"

NO CAVITIES!!!!

Little Miss had her first dental appointment today.  Yes, I realize all the expert parenting sites and her doctors suggested that she go when she was 2, then 3, etc. Whatever. We brush her teeth, and with the trouble she gives me doing that, it wasn't going to happen any sooner.

This was the right time.  She charmed her dental assistant/dental hygienist/dentist.  I had her go first because it had been so long since my last cleaning and I've had some TMJ issues and sensitivity, I thought it was smarter for her not to see mommy wince before her turn.  Not only did she do great, having the x-rays done while I was still filling out paperwork in the lobby, cooperating fully, talking when her mouth wasn't full of tools, etc., when it was my turn, she peered into my face from the opposite side of the hygienist, stroking my hair, and exclaiming how cool my teeth looked.  She didn't even mind the splatter.  Oh, and she let me hold her My Little Pony who came along.

No cavities for my big girl.  The x-ray computer processor broke down in between us, so I have to go back for my x-rays... but Mommy didn't have visible cavities either.  Considering my last cleaning was oh, 5+ years ago before I knew for sure I was expecting my baby girl, I am quite relieved.

Letting go of the little things

I never thought I'd be one to get sentimental about hair.
That was before my daughter had beautiful (albeit crazy) curls.
Brushing/styling her hair is typically a challenge, to say the least.

So when she asked to get her hair cut shorter, like a girl we saw at the park, I rejoiced.  I knew the risks... her hair has been straightening out in the back for a while now.  But the benefits outweighed them, or so I thought.

And then we went to the salon.  Both kids were very well behaved.  I even considered having them cut Buddy's hair, but opted to wait a bit longer.  Bear insisted that she wanted it "Shoulder length."  It is, in the back, well-almost. 

As you can see.. the sides and front still curl.  But the back curls are almost gone.  Just a few waves.
Bye-bye baby curls.  Mommy's not going to miss the tangles , but I do miss the good hair-day cuteness already.

I do like it short, and more importantly, so does little miss who's always loved her "mermaid" and "princess" (longer) hair. But in this case, I can't just say "oh, well, it will grow back."  And that makes me a little sad.

Mother's Day

We had more of a Mother's Day Weekend... laid back, family time, the way it should be.

Saturday: Stone Mountain, GA

Sunday: lunch out, after nap visit to a park near our home

New word on the block

"MINE!"

Honestly, I expected it a bit sooner.  Big Sis uses it quite a bit.  But it's here now, and it's here with a vengeance.

There are other new words, too, but that's the one that stands out at the moment.

*****


Big Sis has taken a liking to the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.  Her favorite person to impersonate?  The White Witch.