"ALWAYS DON'T"

Since you are now a five year old adult, you have gotten to the point where you ALWAYS speak your mind and accept whatever consequences that come along with it. I know that I know that I can be a huge irritant at times and just like you, I do things to get under your skin. I like to get a reaction out of you and mostly because, your reactions are really funny. Other times, I'll ask you to do something and if you don't agree or want to do it, you'll have something to say in response mostly to avoid doing what I asked. In those instances, I get frustrated and we both know who looses the fight at that point. Well, a big fight that we have at this point is combing your hair. I suppose over the years of manipulation and not being well managed at night (since I work the night shift), your edges are even more thin and for that reason, you hate getting the edges brushed. Since the edges are still a part of your hairstyles, I have to brush them, there's no way around it. A couple of times, you've gotten mad about it and have refused to turn your head and yell in response to which I reply "I don't care" and without missing a beat, you respond "YOU ALWAYS DON'T CARE!" So I'd like to take a brief moment to respond to your allegation that I know the present five year old you won't understand.

I ALWAYS DO care and although it may not seem that way in the moment, I always consider your feelings. Melba can attest to the fact that I always go to her asking questions and seeking clarity about the way I handle certain situations when it comes to you. I ALWAYS DO things that I believe will benefit you and I consider your comfort in all things. My goal is not to stress you out or to cause you to associate negative things to what is supposed to be a good experience. I ALWAYS DO want what's best for you and I want to always see you happy.

2015 Came and Went

I find it so hard to believe that there is not a single post from 2015 especially because I thought of blogging more than once. That year literally came and went. Since I didn't find the time to chronicle some of the things that happened in 2015, here's a quick little overview for you:
*You rode a plane for the first time
*You lost 5 teeth
*You outgrew your entire wardrobe (on down to the socks)
*You started school
*You had a Monster High birthday party
*You met your sister Maria
*You found out that you're an aunt
*You went to the Royal Family Christmas party and invited to camp the following summer
*You slept your way into the new year


That about sums up the major events in the year and all of the minor, more daily things are reflected in the tons of photographs and picture books that are kept away in your secret time capsule. Oops, did I say that?!..

Potty stories

Soooooo, weve been on this potty training thing for quite some time now and I am happy to announce that we have finally got it down.

Hair pulling problem

I have tried everything to grow your hair but no matter how hard I try, there seems to be some type of force working against me...

I have recently come to realize that the force is you. I have discovered that for some reason, you a quite fond of sitting and pulling your hair out around the edges. Why?.... I don't know but what I do know is that I have worked too hard to grow your hair to allow you to undo my hard work so my solution, this pink du rag which you hate. Once you stop pulling your hair, you'll stop needing it but for now, I don't trust those busy little fingers of your so until then, meet your new best friend :)

 

The du rag, not Shamara lol!!

It's been a long time

It's been a while since I've posted in this blog and believe me, it wasn't intentional. Some things happened and time slipped away from me and here I am now attempting to make up for the time lost. Since the last time I posted, you went away for a few months, I was enrolled in 7 classes, I was working part time, I got a patient, and I was ALWAYS doing homework so even if I had time to post in this blog, I didn't have time to post in this blog.


Don't give me that look!!

Anyways, It's the new year and because of that, I'm gonna try to stay more current with what's going on in your life but before I move ahead, I have to backtrack a bit with these next couple of posts.

Itsy bisty teeny weeny

Purple and yellow two piece that she wore for the first time today!

I must say that she was extremely darling in my $4 swimsuit choice.

Extremely Beautiful Spirit/Personality

Sometimes I look at my little sister, and I am truly amazed at how genuinely happy she is and sometimes, I wish that God gave me the same grace to be so contented and easygoing about life. What I love most about Tamia is the fact that no matter what happens to her, she ALWAYS finds a reason to smile. If she's being disciplined, she smiles right after the person is finished talking, if she's crying and you look at her with a smile, immediately she begins to smile as well. Tamia awakens in the morning with a smile, and falls asleep smiling. If she's awake out of her sleep for whatever reason, she makes sure to flash that smile full of teeth (including a few chipped ones) before going back to sleep.

I wish that I had the capability to see the world and life as she sees it and maybe I'd be able to relax a little and see all of the good in the world that she sees. I have a lot to learn from this little person who I now have the honor to call mine and I'm excited to learn it.