Growing up Gotti....Lao style!!

Sooooooooooooooooo...we've been putting off getting a training bra for Liz for a while now because of 2 reasons. First, we don't wanna face the reality that she is getting older and second, we don't wanna face the fact that she is getting fatter...hahaha...no kidding. But for reals tho...isn't that sorta a young age to get a training bra...she is only 8 years old. LOL. I told Teki, that I swear, if she wasn't so feti we wouldn't be having to get one so soon. But I guess me and Teki are to blame for that....well, partly us, the other part I'm going to blame on genetics....oh crap...we'd be partly to blame for that too....so let's just blame it on the rain!



Aaeeeeeeeeeeeenyways......so we bought her a little training bra. I was a little excited to show her and explain to her how to use it because this will be my very first "girl talk" with her. This talk will prepare me for the many "talks" to come....period's, boyfriends, kissing...you know...the works!! So she comes home and I tell her I have a "surprise" for her, another sidenote...I know I've had a lot in this blog...I feel all over the place with this blog...sorry....sidenote:everything and anything we buy her, she LOVES to get it as a "surprise". LOL..so like if we buy her a toothbrush, instead of saying we bought you a toothbrush, we say, "we got you a surprise"...with EVERYTHING...even candy...eeeeeverything......OMG....so where was I...Okay, yeah. So I tell her that we got her a surprise and she automatically closes her eyes and holds out her hand and I drop the training bra into her palm. She open's her eyes nice and wide, with a huge smile on her face, as she always does and asks, "what is it?". Iiiiiiit's....a training bra!!!!! "Huh??". Then her dad, from the side (cuz I didn't think he'd make it thru this experience cuz she will FOREVER be his little girl) it's for your tata's.
Liz: Ewwee...so it's a bra?

Me: yeah, sort of. It's supposed to help train you how to use a bra for when you get older. You usually have to wear one when you start to have boobs and GIRL, yer starting to have boobs.


Teki: Yeah, everyone who has boobs has to wear one.


Liz: Cooooool, so you and mom have to wear one.


Me: No, just girls.


Liz: But dad has


Me: (before Liz could finish) FOR GIRLS!!!!


Liz: Oooooh...COOOOL!!!


So we put it on. As soon as the bra went on I felt like she was already lost to the world!! It's all down hill from here, next she's gonna be talking about boys, then kissing em, then HOLY HELL!!!......Please grant me the strength to raise kids in this evil world!!! LOL. I can't believe that we are at this point in her life already. I swear she just got outta diapers like....last week!! Where has the time flown too, cuz I wanna book the next flight there. Liz, on the other hand, looooooooooooves her new waredrobe addition. She said it feels weird but she likes it and she feels like she can "work better in it", cuz we were cleaning house when she put it on. HA!! That will all change when she's older. For now, we'll just enjoy watching her grow up...now I realize, like really really realize, how fast she is growing. I love how Teki handled the situation. He did very well. Just kept quiet and watched us take

care of business. He'll have to prepare himself for the BIG talk about the birds and the bees!!

Our BIG little girl!!

Elizabeth D'Vani Lao