I’m trying…really I am

Well. There has been a battle raging in this house for quite some time. R is desparate to dress herself, and I am determind to dress her myself. Ok, really I want to pick out her clothes. She is showing more and more resistance. I have been putting complete ‘outfits’ on hangers, and she can pick which one. That satisfied her for a few months. Now she complains bitterly that the outfits hanging there are not ‘long enough’. She loves long, flowy dresses. And I mean LONG. If it isn’t to her ankle, it isn’t long enough. Anyways. I I figured I’d let her help me put together outfits on hangers, then she could make them, and choose. Well, that doesn’t seem to be enough either. Today after school she claimed she was cold, so she wanted to put on pants. (something she hardly ever chooses). She came down with this get up on. Stripey leggings (my fav), other coloured striped socks, jean skirt, grey shirt with pink writing, and turqoise/cream striped hoodie. She added he crocheted hat, jacket, and red Olympic mitts in addition to the already attached pink mittens. I need to loosen up..really I do. I am trying.

J update. The boy was at the doctor today for an early 5 month check up. He is now 15 and a half pounds (50th percentile), 26 inches long (50-75th percentile) and has a head circumference of 16 7/8ths. He is doing really well. I looked at some old pictures of him, and I can hardly believe how much he has grown.