Just three short years ago, our little Lollipop was pooping in her nappy at the airport as she farewelled her cousins (“Mia ‘n Emmaaaaaa! Where they be?”) and using Scrapsy to “make my better”. You’ll be relieved that smell-o-vision is not an invention – I still remember the sting of my nostrils as we walked back to the car to change her. Wafting a scent worthy of Pepe le Pew behind us.
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| Un smelle vous finay! |
Now the LGBB is a confident, excited, enthusiastic and friendly five and a half year-old ready to blow their socks off this year in Prep. She’ll be there tomorrow, white socks neatly pulled up, plonking along in school shoes a tad too large and trying to avoid head lice (yeah, right…. wish us luck with that!). And I daresay I’ll do similar to what Marg Simpson does with all the other parents as they forlornly wave off their children to camp until the kids are out of sight – then I’ll do a big air-jump “WOOP!” and high-five some other parent next to me. Because let’s face it: all things must end. And we have spent her entire life so far with each other. It’s time to branch out, for both our sakes.
But back then, the LGBB was still crafting the natural comedic timing that has become one of her signature traits. Oh how she makes my heart soar. Even if she still does stop me from singing in EXACTLY the same manner as she tries on in this video. This is one of my favourites. It is SO her at that age.
I am so excited for her. For me. Yet slightly worried, ready for whatever comes next.
Ahhh, boy, they were not wrong when they warned it would go faster than I could believe possible.
Enjoy your young’uns! Despite it all – everything that is hard and feels ennnnnndless… – I hope you do indeed stop. Sit back. And enjoy it. x
Congratulations and hugs to you both. A step is being taken into a much bigger world.
Dear Steve. Don't you know it. Thanks, bud
xx (oooooh threaded commenting! It works, it works!!)
Awwww. I remember watching that the first time you posted it and almost crying and she almost got me again! Good luck to you both tomorrow. I hope she has an awesome first day!!!
And I hope your day is just as fantastic!
PS. Four words. Quit Nits Defence Spray!!!
Congratulations – to you both. Enjoy the big day.
That was so sweet! She will love school, and it will all continue to go unbelievably fast. ( My baby will be 18 next month. EIGHTEEN. How did that happen?).
I found a few drops of tea tree oil mixed in shampoo helped with resistance, and regular use of the nit comb with lashings of conditioner was the most effective way of getting rid of them.
Cheers! I am sure we will
I haz some! Thanks T
Alienne, did you blink sometime in the past 18 years??!
Nit comb, that's what I don't have. And thanks for the tea tree oil in the shampoo tip. Excellent.
I'm in sync with you this week. Sent my Twitchette off for the first time yesterday, but she did a runner *out* the door and I nearly missed out on my hug as I was sent off! 5 minutes later she was having a great day.
Though a bittersweet milestone, I'm also looking forward to being able to think about 'what next?'
Well done brave girls! x
Oh, oh oh!! I almost forgot Lolly was going to be a big school girl this year! She will love it, and so will you, watching her growth in so many aspects.
Hope her day was lovely and you didn't sob too much. It's all so overwhelming emotionally, (well I foudn it so, it's such a milestone in their little lives) even if you are doing the little happy dance once out of sight!!
Oh, and teatree oil in water spray that I use to do her (fine and flyaway) hair works well too. We remain nit free in this house thus far, and we got a notice home about nits in the class the first week last year, I wondered what on earth we were in for!!