Looking down from the mountain top

Our life seems to move in peaks & valleys. The last post, written about 5 weeks ago, was at the bottom of a rather deep valley. At the moment we seem to be reaching a summit of sorts.

In the past 2 weeks or so, BabyGirl has begun digging out clothing I worried would never see the light of day. Perfectly good clothes that lingered at the bottom of her drawers or the back of her closet never to be worn.

Last week she began wearing clothing she's never had one for more than 30 seconds at a time. Most weeks I wash laundry two or three times during the week to be sure she has pants she'll willingly wear. Last week she wore a different outfit everyday. She wore pants I've tried to get her to wear a hundred times before. She did it all on her own. She would come out of her room randomly wearing something she'd dug out & put together on her own.

Last night she let me fix her hair complete with hair clips, something she's never tolerated in the past. She even asked if we could start fixing her hair for school in the mornings! I'm not holding my breath, but it sure feels good to see such improvement.

At the same time, there may be a new valley approaching. B.B., BabyGirl's four year old little brother, has begun complaining of his clothing. He melts down quickly when he doesn't like something he has on. So far, a quick & firm call back to the here & now stops him in his tracks, but I fear he's heading down a path similar to his sister's. I'm praying it's not the case & watching him carefully, but I'm also thankful to know what to watch for.