Last week your grandma came for a few days. While she was here, we decided to take you on your first official shopping trip. So, after your long nap, I fed you and then we strapped you into the carseat and set off.
Darling, you are the object of everyone's affection. At the grocery store, the old men (because there are a lot of old men grocery shopping during the day.Who knew?) stopped to see you, all snug and sleepy in your Baby Bjorn. At Kohls, every little girl does a double take, tugs on her mother's sleeve, and says "Mommy, looooook. A tiny baby!" (That mommy probably is a little worried that her little girl is going to now want a baby sister just like you.) At restaurants, someone from the neighboring table turns to tell us "she's gorgeous! We've been watching her this whole time." You're very popular - and I can see why. You're awfully cute.
Back to the shopping trip: It is all of the sudden a lot warmer than normal for mid-March. You're also just now fitting in those 0-3 month outfits. When we bought these (or people bought them for us, in many cases), we thought it would still be fairly cool this time of year - but we were wrong. As a result, you only had a few short-sleeve outfits that fit (I speak in past tense, because since the shopping trip, I've bought you some more short sleeve onesies to wear). These came as a set and they have little duckies on them with matching yellow pants. Super cute. But not super girly.
I did not think that I would be the kind of mommy who needed her little girl to always be girly. And, really, I'm not. I still cringe a little bit every time someone calls you "princess," even though I know someday you'll probably be asking for a bubble gum pink bedroom and Disney dress-up clothes, but I'll let you get to that on your own terms. On the other hand, I will NOT let you wear any of those ugly shirts that say "high maintenance" or "diva" or something like that. Not funny.
Anyway, on the shopping trip, some people were mistaking you for a boy. They were assuming, because you weren't donning little bows and frilly pink outfits, that you must be a boy. Don't worry - they all thought you were adorable, and really, all babies look the same at your age regardless of gender. But for some reason, I wanted to scold them all for making assumptions, and I wished the whole time I had given you a bow or throw a pink toy in the stroller with you. From now on, I'm not necessarily going to dress you in all pink, but if you're wearing a gender-neutral outfit, I'm going to put a little bow on your head. Lesson learned. :)
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| Example (I also had you wear this bow because it was St. Patty's day and nothing green fit you.) |
Finally, two different friends recommended I listen to this new song, so I did. It's my new favorite! I thought you might like to hear it.
Keep smiling, sweet pea.
Love,
Mom
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