Liesl was invited to her first ever sleepover, at friend Nina's apartment, and accepted with much joy. She was soooooo excited. And happy. And excited. Were there any nerves or reluctance? No - only from me, feeling anxiety and a touch of sadness at my girl growing up so quickly. She hopped out of bed Wednesday morning at 7, quickly got dressed, packed extra clothes, swimsuit, pajamas, toothbrush, hairbrush, Baby Foofoo, pillow, and was totally ready to head over at 7:30 am. And then she had to WAIT ALL DAY LONG in an agony of excitement and suspense.
She came to my office for the day so that I didn't have to make multiple car trips, which was probably a mistake on my part. The agony! She drew a picture of a mountain and a mama
climbing it. I asked if it was me, and she said no - I was the tiny baby
already halfway up the mountain, and Popo was the mama chasing after
me. HA!!
We went out to lunch together - bento boxes at Chef Naoko. She loved the sweet egg roll and the adzuki beans and the tofu.
And then finally, at 3 pm, I took her to Nina's for the longed for moment of dropoff and sleepover! She was so excited and insisted on carrying all of her own stuff.
Nina's mom Yiping very sweetly sent me photos of their adventures throughout the evening and next day. They made jiaozi - went swimming - and played played played.
A picture of Liesl calling us to say goodnight.
On Thursday, after too few hours of sleep, the girls went to a playground with a splash pad, to Nina's swim lessons, and to the library. Liesl returned home to us that afternoon - a little overtired and overwhelmed, ready to be hugged and coddled. We'll see if there's a repeat sleepover very soon - it might have been a little too much for everyone involved - but it is sweet to see their friendship continuing.
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