A Cowbay Hat...Like Grandpa

Today we headed out to look for hats. The plastic surgeon emphasized how important it would be to keep Mckenna from getting any sun on her face this summer in order to prevent future discoloration between the scar she will have and the rest of her face.


The swelling is increasing today...hope it's almost at it's maximum. Her only real complaint is that she is a little sore and that it itches.
Without an elaborate explanation, I told Mckenna she needed to wear hats when she is in the sun to protect her boo-boo. Then we briefly discussed what a scar is and I showed her a few that I have. Her response was, "can I get a polka dot hat or a purple hat?!" For as difficult as kids can be at this age, they can also be extremely compliant and trusting.

Unfortunately we couldn't find any polka dot hats or purple hats in her size (if anyone finds one in a 3T-5T size send it our way and I'll reimburse ya) but she was pretty excited about one hat we found!"Mommy, look...a cowboy hat, like Grandpa, but for little girls!" I've only seen my father-in-law wear a cowboy hat a few times, but this isn't really even why he has been categorized a cowboy in her book. "He talks like a cowboy" is Mckenna's reasoning. So to a three year old a southern drawl equals cowboy.
Mckenna called this hat her beach hat.Last but not least, Mckenna wanted a baseball hat "like Mommy wears when you exercise and Daddy wears when he plays baseball!"