Presley may be the death of me.
She refuses to be fully potty trained, yet she also refuses to keep a diaper on. Somedays she wears pull-ups, but mostly not.
She hates to have me dress her. Everything I pick out she hates and fully lets me know how much she does not want to wear whatever I've picked out. If she doesn't like her shirt, she will not take her coat off. If I do manage to get her dressed and out the door in what I want, she changes her clothes the second we get back. Not only does she change but she pulls every single item of clothing out of her drawers to find just the right thing.
Mostly she wants to wear some sort of skirt or dress every single day. And if it is a skirt-it is usually a tutu.
She has to have her blankets put on her at night in the correct order. And every night is different so we never know what to expect.
I have stopped fighting her. Lately she wears whatever she wants. And I just smile and think how grateful I am to have a little girl as strong willed as she is. Now, if I can just learn to harness her stubbornness in the right direction.
And EVEN WHEN, she does things like this:
I still love her more than anything in the world. Because let's face it. With a face like that...who wouldn't be in love?
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You know I feel your pain.. :)
I love to read your blog Jill. You have such cute kids!! It must be a little girl thing to want to pick out your own clothes. I have heard of mothers putting a sticker on the kids shirt with a saying, "Look who dressed themselves today" That way if the kid looks like a D.I. baby, you are off the hook! :) My 8 year old boy still likes to have me pick out his clothes in the morning. Kinda funny!
That's how I feel with Kleyn a lot of the time. I'm still trying to figure out how to channel that stubborness. :) She is definitely a cute! :) I know it's frustrating and you might not like it, but I like her dresses :) They make me smile.
OK, so I have been stalking your blog for awhile now, but haven't been brave enough to comment, but I have to on this! My youngest is the same way to a T. Her thing isn't clothes, but hair!!! It's out of control, but when I fix it she tears it out. Anyways, long story short I feel your pain! I suppose these little girlies have big things to do. (plus we have another one-girl-coming too, so watch out world!!)
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