Last updated on November 19th, 2023 at 12:21 am
Ok maybe jumping from pigtails to prom is a little extreme on the time line of life but that’s how fast it feels life is going at the moment. It feels only a second that I gave birth to MM and yet she will be two years old soon. Each milestone she hits and passes I think, “you are growing up too fast”. This past weekend abroad, MM hit another first and for some reason as little as it sounds it felt like a huge milestone.
Her very first pigtails.
She finally had enough hair for me to do something with it. It wasn’t just her having her hair up for the first time that made it such a big milestone but somehow over a weekend in France she changed SO much more in such a short period than she ever has before our very eyes. She all the sudden felt so grown up. She was talking more and communicating more clearly. She looked older and held herself more confidently. It just seems like she jumped in time in one weekend. 
I have to admit I got emotional over her pigtails, over her recent milestone. Doing my little girl’s hair each morning has always been a dream of mine. She sits so still each morning after getting dressed. We pick out her hair clips and hair bands together to match whatever she is wearing. She immediately runs to the bathroom for me to pick her up so she can see them in the mirror. I am bias as her mother but I think she suits pigtails so much. I love that she is my girlie girl with her dresses on and wanting her hair done. Those moments of getting ready together are magical to me this past week. 
While sometimes she still looks very much like my baby (she will always be my baby) I think this time of her being so young and innocent won’t last long. I will soon be watching her do her own hair for prom. I know I will look back and wonder how did we get from pigtails to prom so quickly. I pray time slows down each day so I can cherish this little moments of our morning routine and hair play. 
Even sat next to her brother lately she looks older. It’s like she is catching up with him somehow. I think even B has noticed it too although he really gets upset when we say MM is no longer a baby. He says she is his baby which I think is so sweet. But I have to admit there is no longer a baby in our house now. Weep!
The photo below was her very first pigtails and it only came about as she was watching me put my hair up in a bun and took my hair bands and asked me to do hers. (which is why this black hair band is so big on her below). Once we realize we could get two complete pigtails in her hair, we immediate headed for the nearest department store and stocked up on her own colorful, vibrant, small hair bands and barrettes. I think shopping for her own hair accessories was another highlight and milestone of our week for her (and me). I couldn’t believe I was standing in a store asking my daughter which hair accessories she wanted already. A week ago, that seems like years away. 
I love both my children equally, but there are things we bond more over for each. With B he loves me playing cars, soccer, and tickle monster with him. With MM she loves me picking out clothes and doing her hair with her. I love that I can bond differently with both of my children and I really am so grateful to have the best of both worlds having a boy and a girl. Although B keeps asking if he can wear a barrette in his hair too. (shhh, don’t tell Mr P). Don’t get me wrong MM loves a good kick of the soccer ball and B loves picking out his own clothes too but I really do get the best of it all. I am so happy and grateful for it.
So our mornings have changed with a new tradition, a new little moment of doing our hair together. A moment that I will cherish forever with my little girl. As she goes from pigtails to prom to the future, I hope she will always let me play with her hair. It’s something I did with my own mother and I STILL love playing with my momma’s hair as much as her playing with mine.
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Oh love this post. Must be such a lovely moment each day to share, and she’s certainly looking much more like a little girl now.
Thanks Emma. I know and I think her hair up makes her look even older. Weep! Time is flying by way too fast.
Oh that’s such a special milestone moment! I remember the first time I put bunches in Kitty and just about burst from the cuteness! MM really suits bunches, she looks absolutely adorable in your pictures and so grown up too. I think it’s been over the last couple of months she seems to have cast off the last little bit of baby and become wholly little girl – and what a lovely girls she is!
Thanks Carie. I can’t believe my baby days are officially over. It seems it was slowly seeping in and now it’s just gone. I am so emotional over it lately. lol
What a lot of incredibly cute pictures Jenny! And you’re right – she does suddenly look completely different with her hair up. I think all little toddler girls look cute with hair in pigtails – it would be impossible not to and I do regret not having a girl to do all those things with but it wasn’t to be. Loving your matching outfits lately too! 🙂 X #ordinarymoments
Thanks Sam. She looks even more cheeky if that’s possible. Love it. I bet learn how to braid hair and do more fun things with hair soon. lol She is going to challenge me on it soon enough.
She’s absolutely beautiful and has such a cheeky face anyway, but somehow pigtails make her look even cheekier if that’s possible! So sweet! I love how she is looking at you in that first photo! x
Thanks Katie. I said the same to Mr P that she looks more cheeky now with her pigtails. That first photo is a favorite of her looking me. I love the way our children look up to us like we are their whole worlds. It’s a great feeling. Thanks for hosting my lovely.
I remember the exact same milestone with LP! MM’s pigtails are gorgeous, and she is totally rocking them! You now have a whole future of girly hairstyles ahead of you x
Thank you Donna. I love them on her. I love our morning moments together now too. It’s so cute and I hope she doesn’t get sick of them anytime soon.
I completely get the whole time going fast! It seems like only yesterday I had Little B and he was two in January! They grow so fast and it’s so lovely you have these special moments to cherish, so just enjoy every morning & keep growing your collection of hair bands and clips x
Thanks hunny. I will as we already seem to lose then easily too as she may be girlie but loves to play rough outdoors with the boys too. Lol I can’t wait to start braiding her hair and doing different things with it.
The joys of having little girls! I love doing their hair and you’re right…. There is something about pigtails that make these girlies look extra cheeky and cute. MM is adorable… Enjoy every minute!
Thanks Claire. They really are cheeky as ever with them. I love it. Can’t wait to start braiding it too.
Oh My Gosh she is a cutie!!! I wish my 2 1/2 had enough hair for pig tails :-/ I’m with you, they are growing up way to fast!
I was so excited as she has been pretty bald until now. Can’t wait to start braiding her hair soon. Thanks hunny. She really is looking grown up lately.
Ah that’s a great moment when they have enough hair for that – I remember that well #OrdinaryMoments
Thanks hunny. I know it won’t last long but I have enjoyed it so far. I can’t wait to braid and do various things with it when she is older. youtube hair tutorials here I come.
She looks so gorgeous with pigtails – it must be so exciting to be able to do her hair 🙂 I’ve always dreamed of having a daughter whose hair I could plait. Hope you have a lovely week x
I will have to learn how to braid for sure. Youtube here I come. It was a dream of mine too and I am ever so grateful for it. I love the bond my mother and I have and hope my daughter and I have the same.
Aaw, she looks so cute with her pigtails Jenny! And so happy to have them! xx
Thank you so much Katie. She is funny with them. She knows her hair is done so she is extra careful.
I can totally see a big difference in MM recently. She’s really starting to look like you and I think your bond is super cute. I’m not close to my mother at all, so I’m facinated by what it’s ‘meant to be like’ as a frame of reference for how I should be with Munch. x
Oh bless you. At least you and munch can change all that and start your own memories, traditions to pass to her kids. Yes I think she is really really growing up so fast lately. Weep. Lol
My baby girl is 10 months and I’m counting down the days (months) until we hit the pigtail milestone 🙂 Your little one is adorable!
Thank you Caroline. I know so was I and she was bald for almost two years! Hope you don’t have to wait as long as I have. lol