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Ava Grace




I've always hated bows. Wearing them, tying them, seeing them on babies. As a little girl, I wore bows in my hair for a while, but by my early teens, I was so against anything frilly and "over the top", like bows, lace, and ruffles. My poor Mom hated it when I entered this phase! I was so adament that I was not going to look too girlie! I wasn't a tom-boy by any means. Or sporty either. But to me, bows were too childish and not sophisticated for all of my 13 years. We laugh about it now, because in my "old age" I feel quite comfortable with a ruffle or lace on my shirt.

When I found out I was pregnant with a girl (and when I finally believed it), I ordered at least 10 handmade and adorable bows off of Etsy. (If you haven't discovered Etsy yet, go there right now and look around! You will be amazed at all of the gorgeous, fantastic handmade items for sale! My current favorite seller is Risky Beads) I was so excited to finally have a little girl to be all girlie with, but when Ava was born, I soon realized she wouldn't need a bow for a long, long time.

Today I stuck one on her head anyway with the help of a stretchy headband. I think she looks cute! It's not the first bow she's worn. The day we took Ava home from the hospital, I managed to get one in her locks. It didn't stay in very well, so I used corn syrup the next time as an adhesive!

I'm sure Ava will go through her "no-bow" phase one day just like I did, so I'm going to enjoy it as much as I can now!


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Vanessa said…
Michael's sister used a tiny dab of toothpaste with her four girls when they were babies to help bows stay in place. It worked pretty well!
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