My Little Girl's All Grown Up and...

Wearing a bra! We have a pretty open household here. The kids often see me nurse and, like the house where I grew up, Elyse and I often talk to each other while we're both getting ready in the bathroom. Over the course of a few years a lot of questions have been asked and answered. So I don't know why I was so nervous to talk to her about getting a bra when I noticed she'd started to develop and really needed to wear one. To my surprise, though, the conversation was extremely easy. "Elyse, I think it's time to get you a bra." Answer: "Okay." "Okay?" "Ya, okay." "Do you have any questions?" "No." "Do you know if any girls in your class are wearing one?" She rolls her eyes. "That's not something you ask your friends." So we went shopping together at the mall yesterday, came home with four, and off to school she went with one on this morning. That was a lot less embarrassing on both sides than I was expecting. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. She's known it'd happen sooner or later. I must say, they have cooler stuff now than when I first started. Some look like short tank tops, and lots don't have the tricky hooks, but just pull over your head like a sports bra. It's a lot easier until they get used to wearing them.