Today is the first day all summer that Natalie wore something other than a dress (for more than 5 minutes)!! It took some kicking and screaming, but Jim was able to manage it. And when it came time to put on the tennis shoes, she had no issue at all. Now I am going to have to get Jim to dress her every Tuesday and Thursday morning for preschool (where tennis shoes are required, and she will probably need shorts under a dress).
We had the preschool Open House/Meet the Teacher last week and it didn't go great. She was full of attitude, and I can tell she is ready for battle about going. She definitely had her battle face on. They gave her a school t-shirt to wear every Thursday that is red and boyish, but it was tied up with a cute little bow. I used my best "excited" voice and told her "Ooooh look at the cute shirt they gave you as a present!" to which she declared YUCK and tossed it onto the floor. Oh my. I don't think I'll be posting any "this is Natalie looking cute with her teacher" photos for a long while...maybe 16 yrs or so.
On a different note, I've been giving some thought to what it might be like with #3, because the things that #2 does and sees and knows about already are SO different than #1. Yes, Liam was sheltered. Probably too much, in fact. I'm sure at 2.5 he only had eyes (and ears) for Barney and Thomas the Tank Engine. Natalie drew me a picture this week of something very round and large...."Look Mommy, it's the Death Star!" Great. I can only hope her speech doesn't get any more clear, so there is a chance her preschool teacher won't understand when she talks about the Death Star or Chewbacca or Yoda.
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Natalie and Casey are cut from the same cloth. Casey wants nothing to do with her blue sweatsuit uniform!
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