In my pre-Mom years, when I saw a sticky-fingered, snot-nosed, messy child, I vowed that I would never be that Mom who would ever let that happen. When my oldest, Aliana was a toddler, she was the epitome of a girly girl. She was neat and tidy. I have saved the majority of her clothing (for hand-me downs) due to the fact that her clothes are spotless and stain-free. She had to be talked into using things like finger paint and playdough because she didn’t want to be “icky“. Clearly, her and I, were a match made in heaven as a mother-daughter pair.
And then…
I had Leila…
My sticky-fingered…
… (sometimes) snot-nosed…
… messy, messy, messy child.
Who eventually leveled out her older sister and taught us all to live a little and embrace a good mess every now and again.
Yeah, she steps in every puddle, plays in the dirt, gets a little too friendly with insects from time to time, but, hey, we like her thatta way.
And I can deal with being that Mom, too I guess.
3rd pic of Leila she looks like a model…
She looks SO much like Ali in that third picture! They are so beautiful!!!
They do look more alike. So much fun to have a sister.