Permanent Tooth

A couple of days back, Mei Mei discovered that her first permanent tooth is emerging from her gums. Her baby tooth hasn't fallen off yet so this was unexpected. She told me when we were on our way to kindie so I didn't get to have a look at it. It was the first thing she talked about when she saw me 
later that evening and she show me where it is. No mistake, and it was exciting seeing it. I took a photo and showed it to her.  She has been monitoring its progress the last couple of days and giving me regular updates. This morning, she reported that her baby tooth was starting to feel shaky. This is like watching her take her first baby steps.

I like changes, but not too much at one go. There will be a quite a bit of that to get through this year. Last year of driving her to kindie - looking at what she is up to from the rear mirror, answering the curious questions that she has from time to time, responding to her requests to adjust the aircon or the radio. I often tease her for saying "Bye bye I love you mommy" when she leaves for school, but only "bye bye" when I give her a hug before she goes to her class. This would be the last year she gets to go to school without tying up her hair, or carry her school bag with nothing in it. No homework, no exams and lots of party packs.

Yesterday Mei Mei told me she wanted to cut her hair short. I asked her how short she wanted it and she indicated shoulder length. I asked her a couple of times if she was sure and with each time, she scaled backed how much she wanted to cut off. She ended up asking for a trim. Okay, so I did ask her if she was fine looking like her brother, which bothered her. It would be nice for my baby girl to keep her long hair for a little longer even if she is bothered by the hot and humid weather in Singapore at this time of the year.