Dress for Success - part II

There's just so much to remember when you're learning to dress yourself. Tags in the back. Snaps and buttons. What arm goes in what hole. And where does the head go? It's been an issue for both kids the last few days.

To be decent, this is the one photo I can share:

And this is after mommy helped a little.

In a burst of independence Monday night, Sydney announced she was going to put her pajamas on by herself. That led to the inside out pants you see above, as well her arms somewhat confined behind her back with her bare chest exposed. She'd gone the route of sticking both arms into her sleeves, then raising her arms up to pull the shirt over her head. But she missed. So the next thing she knew, the shirt was wedged behind her neck. Undaunted, she proclaimed, "It's like a backpack!"

AJ, meanwhile, has been dressing himself for a while now. I make it easy for him by buying mostly pants with elastic waist bands because he still struggles with snaps and zippers. (Or perhaps the real struggle is remembering that he needs to snap and zip his pants.)

Monday morning he came out of his room after getting dressed. His shirt was on backwards. The waistband of his pants had rolled so many times that the top of his underwear could be seen, revealing that the underwear were on inside out.

I'm sure they must get this from their father.