The Antennae Situation

So Halloween happened. Sophie was a ladybug and it was adorable and she trick-or-treated for exactly twenty minutes before she got overwhelmed and wanted to go home. Victory!

The Antennae Situation

But here’s the thing nobody warned me about - she has not taken off those antenna headband things since Sunday night. Not for sleep (they somehow stayed on all night), not for her bath (waterproof apparently), not for grocery shopping yesterday (the cashier complimented her ‘everyday ladybug look’).

I picked my battles. The wings came off for practical reasons - try getting a two-year-old in a car seat with tulle wings. But the antennae? They’re apparently a permanent life choice now. She points to them in the mirror and says ‘bug! bug!’ with such pure joy that I can’t bring myself to fight it.

Marcus thinks it’s hilarious. Easy for him to say - he doesn’t have to explain to other parents at the playground why our child is dressed like an insect on a random Wednesday. But honestly? If wearing ladybug antennae makes her this happy, we’re just going to roll with it.