Knees Please

When warmer weather started, I soon figured out we would have to keep Grace's knees covered.  She was falling all the time and had a skinned knee that wouldn't heal.  I later found out that people with spina bifida take longer to heal since they have reduced circulation/feeling.  We also found out we would always have to check her for cuts and scraps on her legs and feet because she might not know she had them and they could get out of hand.  So I soon invested in some knees pads for when she was playing on asphalt and a dozen pairs of capri leggings to wear that would cover her knees.  

Unfortunately there were several pairs of shorts she never got to wear because it just wasn't practical.  A lot of times she just wore dresses because it was easier to pair the leggings with.  Not a lot of people in China wear shorts so it took Grace a little while to realize that her knees could be uncovered.  I started catching her pulling up her leggings to show her knees and she would tell me she looked like RoRo (who wears shorts 349 days a year).  So earlier this week, she found this skort in her bottom drawer and asked to wear it.  I took the chance and since she is falling a little less - surprise, her knees remained intact all day. I can't say I am brave enough to continue to let her keep her knees uncovered, but she was excited to keep showing us her knees that day.

 A lot of her leggings have now seen better days, most have become so torn up I just threw them away.  I am really looking forward to it being jeans season. Earlier this summer I saw a posting for little girls clothing on Mom's resale Facebook page that said like "enough items to clothe a 3T army...".  I jumped at it.   Thankfully, this lot of clothing I bought had 30 pairs of pants and jeans.  There aren't many people who need 30 pairs of girls 3T pants, but I know one little girl who will put them to very good use/abuse.