I never thought I’d be a mother to a girl.
I like to be pampered just as much as the next woman, I get my nails done every three weeks or so and enjoy looking pretty and getting made up, but my style is simple and classic (some would say boring) and there is very little pink, frills or lace in my closet. There are five steps to my make-up routine and I have never owned, worn or coveted a tutu. I never took ballet as a child, which probably is why I am such a klutz in my cardio barre class, which is heavily ballet based.
I also had (for lack of a better word) a complete crap relationship with my own mother so relating to women in many ways has been challenging for me. The thought of having a daughter of my own, raising a daughter terrifies me.
I have been pleasantly surprised by my daughter, Lola. Granted we’re only 13 months in but she’s amazing and so very very different than her brother. I don’t know that that is a boy/girl thing or just the simple fact that they are different people.
Obviously she’s not showing feminine or masculine tendencies at this point because I dress her and she has very little hair, wears a lot of her older brother’s hand-me-downs and plays with his now neglected Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thomas the Tank trains and Matchbox cars. I’m fully expecting this all to change and in a big way but hopefully I’ll have a say in her attire for a little while longer.
When Lola was born, my friend Wendi gave us a size 12 month Hello Kitty tutu and a stern warning to, “get ready, this is what you have to look forward to”. Having a daughter of her own she presumably knows what I am up against.
She could be right.
When I was going through Lola’s closet recently I found the tutu and slipped it around her middle.
My heart almost exploded, first at the hilarity of it and then at how utterly adorable she looked. She started swinging her hips as if she was born to wear it. How on earth would she know to do that? The joy on her face was pure. She loved it and knew she looked cute. Perhaps all babies are delicious in tutus but this is one piece of clothing I never thought under any circumstances would I ever buy for my daughter.
As I watched Lola twirl around my bathroom, all of a sudden I saw a very bright hot pink hue of a future flash before my eyes and I know without a doubt there will be many more tutus.
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I used to scoff at tutus for little girls.
Then I had a baby girl. I cannot wait to put her in one. 🙂
Lola looks SO ADORABLE!
It was so much fun and I had no idea how much SHE’D enjoy it!
Thank you for being a loyal reader. I can’t believe the last time I blogged was over a month ago. Sigh…
It’s so true. They just KNOW how to swing a tutu, don’t they? (I think you’re an awesome Girl Mama.)
Thanks for saying so! <3
She looks absolutely adorable, and so happy!
She was over the moon! SO fun to watch.
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She is absolutely adorable, and the pink tutu makes me happy! It’s a girl thing.
When our daughter was born I bought every pink piece of clothing I could find festooned with every bit of lace and frill available. No ruffled skirt was passed up. I painted nails and curled hair and never a day went without pigtails.
Now at almost twelve she lives in cut-up T-shirts and jeans.
Yes, I suppose it could either way!
OMG, i can’t handle all the cuteness! I can’t wait for more tutus, more bows, more pink and all the girlyness!
The photo of her looking at it, so precious.
K is girlie but also likes many of the things her brothers do. I think it’s a good balance that Lola already has going on. 🙂