How can this have happened?
*wails a bit and eats a chocolate orange… (Like an apple)*
I AM BEING ABANDONED.
But at least I’m not being melodramatic and overreacting or anything… *coughs* *considers another chocolate orange*
It just feels like this is start of her really beginning to grow up. I’m merely a facilitator for her snack demands and helping her put tights on. She seems to think my skills begin and end with separating play-doh, buying her stuff, and producing raisins from about my person at any time no matter the situation. (I’m kinda proud of that last one to be fair.)
She picks her own dinners, dresses herself, poos independently, puts herself into her own bed and listens intently as I read her bedtime stories mainly so she can highlight when I try to skip over the bit in The Little Mermaid where Ariel meets the eels… it’s shit and tedious and frankly adds nothing to the story.
So the Big-Girl-Room is one big fat guilt-ridden metaphor… In every one of those vinyl wall stickers is a little piece of my soul… crying… withering… and slowly being picked to death by tiny nutella-stained toddler fingers of doom…
Not to mention that almost single-handedly decorating a toddler’s bedroom whilst seven months pregnant was so exhausting I nearly popped a human out on several occasions whilst glossing the curtain rail… My blood, sweat and a number of slightly questionable bodily fluids are firmly engrained in the fabric of that IKEA flat pack furniture, and I like to think no-one can position an owl wall-sticker quite like I can. *smug face*
Plus. The toddler bastard well loves it. And has actually slept through the night the past four days in a row so I think it might have actual magical powers… like Gandalf. Or Wine.
In other news, Pocoyo just followed me on twitter so it’s not all bad right…
Anyhow – here’s some before and afters for you to look at, and me to feel smug about while eating a tub of cocktail sausages.
Enjoy x
Ah, the woodland theme. It's so hot right now…and a nice change from Peppa pi$$ing Pig. We have a very similar big girl room. Looks ace.
ReplyYou did a great job lady. Treat yourself to another three chocolate oranges. Btw, my little girl used to have the same wardrobe. Aww. Xx
ReplyOh it's lovely. I got my girls pre-school photo today in her school uniform and I felt the weeps. Then I laughed as she looks such a ruddy mess in it which goes to prove they still need us. Even when they are having school photos. If only to make sure they don't look like tramps x
ReplyOh my, I think you might have gone and got all emotional on me! The room is gorgeous well done you…..all 7 months pregnant you 🙂 x
ReplyThat is a pretty cool room! Do you want to come and sort out the boy's room? We need to redo it so that they can share, eek! I will be another heavily pregnant woman up a ladder very soon I think
ReplyThat room is absolutely beautiful!! x
ReplyIt's properly amazing well done! I should really big boyify my eldest's but i can't be arsed and i'm not even pregnant! Hope you are felling well 🙂 xxx
ReplyLooks absolutely fab – one lucky toddler 🙂
ReplyOh wow, what a lovely room, amazing job.
ReplyAwesome room. Particularly love the bodily fluids in the curtain rail MMMMM. She's one lucky girl. Loving your work as always my dear. I know I have been absent from your comment box (ahem) but you haven't been absent from my heart 😉 xx
ReplyWow what a fab room 🙂
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