Friday, May 31, 2019So Five
Nothing says "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" like spending your night watching your big sister get an academic award, am I right? Every year Mila gets treated to the funnest of the fun things for her birthday.
The good news is that she completely doesn't care. The kid is just so easy to please.
Unicorn pudding. No joke, unicorn pudding was Mila's favorite birthday gift. It wasn't the LOL Suprise Doll. It wasn't the new clothes. It was PUDDING.
She's such a strange kid. The good kind of strange, but still. Strange.
The pure joy about her unicorn pudding lasted all night, but once morning came, OMG SHORTS! Which, WHAT?
Mila has it in her head that summer needs to hurry up and walk through the door. She has also decided that shorts are a summer thing. Every morning she's all, "IS TODAY SUMMER SO I CAN WEAR SHORTS?" I really don't know where it all came from because the kid has never been willing to wear shorts. She's a dress girl through and through, to the point that I've always had to fight with her about wearing dresses to gymnastics and such. She REFUSES to wear shorts, even when they are the correct answer.
The kid has also never worn jeans. I mean, she wore a pair once, but then she whined about it so much that I never dared make her do it again. I've tried to convince her she wanted jeans a few times, but she has been steadfast in her hatred. Which, it's kind of okay because she's so tiny that jeans don't fit her anyway. The leggings thing we've compromised with works just fine when pants are absolutely needed.
GUESS WHO GOT JEAN SHORTS FOR HER BIRTHDAY AND LOVED THEM!
Of course it makes total sense that she would suddenly want the two things she hates the most combined into one thing.
This morning Mila happily pulled on her jean shorts, which of course led to me commenting that I thought she doesn't like jeans or shorts. Her reply? "Mom, I'm five now. Five-year olds wear jean shorts."
I should have known that.
Happy Birthday, Mila
Well, this happened.
Somehow the baby who was JUST BORN I SWEAR IT had a birthday today. Suddenly, she's five. If ever a human perfectly exemplified the saying, "the days are long but the years are short," it's Mila. THE DAYS ARE SO LONG. But the years ... ::blink::
Mila is generous (I say as she gives me all of the stickers she got for her birthday), inquisitive, and a fireball of attitude. She knows what she wants and she gets what she wants because "no" is not an option. She will persevere through anything, always outlasting everyone who tries to get in her way.
Go ahead. Try to outlast her.
You won't.
She's stubborn and smart, clever and affectionate, and WHY AREN'T YOU KEEPING UP WITH HER? Patience is not a thing she possesses, but somehow that's an asset for her. She uses her impatience to make the world around her move faster. She's constantly recommending more efficient ways of doing all of the things, so we should probably award her a Six Sigma Black Belt now. She has a better, faster way and you might as well pay attention because she's not wrong.
Seriously. It's amazing how often she turns "No" into "Yes" by recommending a different way to get things done. "If we drop sissy off first, we can have time for ice cream!" for example.
Perhaps the most outstanding personality trait that has been apparent from the start with Mila is that she feels things out loud. She has zero ability to disguise her emotions. While I realize that's partly because she's five (OMG SHE IS FIVE), it's also DEFINITELY who she is. She is blunt and direct, but grateful and joyous.
Mila is still the Tiny Human. Literally. She stands a good 4-6 inches shorter than her peers, but yet she looms over them with a larger than life personality. She fills a room, but then sometimes she doesn't. One-on-one with strangers she's quiet and timid. Yet, she sat at her sister's Honors Awards ceremony and yelled "SISSY! THAT'S MY SISSY!" as Alexis walked across the stage. She wanted to make sure EVERYONE knew that her sister was the most important person in the room.
Mila adores her sister. She adores her with every fiber of her being.
The sisters are different in every possible way, but they both have kind hearts overflowing with love for everyone around them. Except that one guy. Mila super doesn't like that one guy and she's going to tell you about it.
Why hide your feelings? It's better Mila's way. Feel out loud and do it with pride.
Thanks for coming into our world, Mila. It's better with you in it.
