alien_host
04-21-2012, 02:44 PM
So DD's 7th birthday is next week and since we had vacation week we decided to surprise her with a trip to the AG store so she could pick out a doll.
When we got to the Mall, DD saw the AG sign and said, "can we go there? I just want to look around". We said maybe after lunch. We went over to the store after lunch and she was in awe. We then told her that she could pick out a doll for her birthday and she was in shock.
She walked around looking at every doll and when she approached the case she would say, "I like this one"...she said that to everyone. At first she said she wanted a dark haired one with brown eyes, but she kept changing her mind. She finally decided on McKenna....DD just started taking gymnastics and I think that sold her. DH kept telling her, just be sure you get the doll you like, you can buy the clothes for any doll. We probably should have gone upstairs to look at the My American Girl dolls, but I was ok with McKenna. I'm not a doll person myself, and would probably prefer a historical doll, but the story w/ McKenna seems pretty decent.
I still worry that DD is not a doll person. The Bitty Baby sits downstairs untouched. But she had the sales lady take out the doll and carried it through the mall. She played with it all yesterday afternoon. She read part of the book last night. Today DD is exhausted from a long week and is playing with McKenna, but McKenna is taking a nap right now ;)
So questions:
1) Is it normal for some hair to fall out? I've told DD she needs to be very careful brushing it and stying it, McKenna has already lost some hair!
2) Do a lot of girls get the matching outfits with the doll? She really wanted it, but I'm just not sure how that looks so I said maybe some of her aunts/uncles would want to get her something. IS AG the only place to get this or are there "knock-offs" for the matching.
I guess that's it for now....I'm sure I'll have more!
When we got to the Mall, DD saw the AG sign and said, "can we go there? I just want to look around". We said maybe after lunch. We went over to the store after lunch and she was in awe. We then told her that she could pick out a doll for her birthday and she was in shock.
She walked around looking at every doll and when she approached the case she would say, "I like this one"...she said that to everyone. At first she said she wanted a dark haired one with brown eyes, but she kept changing her mind. She finally decided on McKenna....DD just started taking gymnastics and I think that sold her. DH kept telling her, just be sure you get the doll you like, you can buy the clothes for any doll. We probably should have gone upstairs to look at the My American Girl dolls, but I was ok with McKenna. I'm not a doll person myself, and would probably prefer a historical doll, but the story w/ McKenna seems pretty decent.
I still worry that DD is not a doll person. The Bitty Baby sits downstairs untouched. But she had the sales lady take out the doll and carried it through the mall. She played with it all yesterday afternoon. She read part of the book last night. Today DD is exhausted from a long week and is playing with McKenna, but McKenna is taking a nap right now ;)
So questions:
1) Is it normal for some hair to fall out? I've told DD she needs to be very careful brushing it and stying it, McKenna has already lost some hair!
2) Do a lot of girls get the matching outfits with the doll? She really wanted it, but I'm just not sure how that looks so I said maybe some of her aunts/uncles would want to get her something. IS AG the only place to get this or are there "knock-offs" for the matching.
I guess that's it for now....I'm sure I'll have more!