Ah, Girliness!

I've tried to shield my three year old from many of the horrors of womanhood. The stiff, patent leather church shoes, pantyhose, elaborate hair dos, but it's all for naught. She simply insists on being a martyr to her sex.

I received a pack of little girl pantyhose (do people still call them that?) a few years ago and tucked them in the back of her dresser drawer. I refuse to wear them, and am definitely not going to make my poor daughters suffer in them either. But Pixie, being the girlie freak she is found the pack the other day and insists on wearing pantyhose 24 hours a day. She won't sleep unless she is swathed in her princess dresses and the pantyhose are squeezing the life out of her midsection.

So what choice do I have to but go with it? There is an online shop called Little Painted Polka Dots that Pixie has loved drooling over belonging to Hollywood Flakes reader Lisa. It's girl overload. Get a load of that tutu Lisa makes (picture from her site). She was a sweetie and made a custom growth chart for my two girls. My baby just turned one and Pixie is almost as tall as I am so I wanted to start documenting it before they both outgrew me. Pixie keeps going back to it and having me check to see if she is any taller. She thinks I can't tell that she's standing on her toes! The chart is a huge hit around here and Pixie is giddy at the prospect of someday reaching the third birdhouse. Lisa did a fantastic job but I do feel for her. She asked me what my nursery theme was and I was embarrassed to admit, "Patriotic Birds" was my self-concocted theme. Thankfully, her hand painted chart actually ties the room together! Now if only I could somehow tie together Pixie's new theme of bedtime and pantyhose.

And while we're talking girlie, what exactly is it about a tutu that is so completely fabulous? Usually women try to minimize their rears and thighs at all costs so actually decorating it with swaths of decadent tulle is quite a leap of faith. I'm drooling over Lisa's tutus. I just bought this one for Pixie. I wonder if I could get away with a fabulous tutu? Maybe if everyone is busy looking at my fluffy tulle rear they won't notice all my built-in fluffiness. It could be the newest fashion breakthrough!

Thanks so much for the chart, Lisa! I'm already trying to sort out the arguments my girls are going to have when they both want to keep it as adults! Do I keep track of each of their heights on different sides then split it down the middle when they move out? Yeah, I overthink like that. Patriotic Birds has never looked so good!