It took a while, but Saxon is finally understanding her mom and dad (a) were little babies and little kids just like her and (b) may have looked any different than they do today. I found a photograph of Carey, circa late 80’s (big hair and all) and showed it to Saxon, who had a puzzled look on her face when I asked if she knew who that person was.
When I told her who it was, Saxon immediately replied, “That’s not my mommy, her hair is too furry.” Later when I showed it to her in front of Carey, Saxon said, “that’s not you mommy, her hair is too big.”
The other day, Saxon looked at me and said, “Daddy, you don’t have any hair. Samantha doesn’t have any hair. Mommy has hair and I have hair, but you, Daddy, don’t have any hair.” I heard her the first time.
By popular request, here’s a picture of Saxon and Yadi, her nanny. Saxon’s wearing her “white princess dress” made by her Aunt Christy and her “slippers.”
Cher responded on 12 Mar 2009 at 3:47 pm #
Would you be so kind as to post a photo of mommy with the big funny 80’s hair? We would appreciate it so we can make the comparison….
Chris responded on 12 Mar 2009 at 4:39 pm #
Cherlyn, I DID have a photo of mommy’s big 80’s hair, but the censor quickly removed it. We’ll see if we can get it back.