Mom, how you do it?
Mothers, I ask you:
How do you do it?
How??!!
How do you know what’s gonna fit a baby?
How do you tell a boy’s jean from a girl’s jean if they don’t have flowers or cars?
Where do you get the patience to move around aisles and aisles of clothes and babies on the floor?
Me at the Spanish version of Macy’s, looking for clothes for a 2yo, a girl.
Ohh look, Kenzo, DNKY, Polo!
Shit!! 100 Euros a dress??!!!!
Are we crazy??!!
She’s only 2yo, how much fabric can be used on a little dress?
Mothers grabbing clothes, mothers dragging kids, I’m getting a panic attack.
I needed help, I had to ask.
“Excuse me, I’m looking for clothes for a little piglet, she’s 2, what’s the size?” girl looks at me and asks“Piglet? How can you talk like that about a baby girl?”
-”She likes to roll on mud, believe me, I know what I’m talking about” I said.
She asked me if the opossum was big, I had to tell her that it was my first time seeing her, that I wanted to bring her a bunch of clothes so she thought her uncle was rich even tho I’m poor.
She told me to get for 2-3 yo since they grow up fast, “Oh I know that, I have a puppy and he grows up on a daily basis.” She rolled her eyes.
Bad baby, bad bad baby.
I started to look for clothes, let me tell you, kids clothes shouldn’t be divided by ”for girls” and “for boys.” They all should be neutral. Life would be easier, they are shapeless anyway.
I had a laugh attack, I grabbed boy’s clothes, I was dressing a boy, which is ok, because according to my brother Sarah aka Zarigueya (Opossum in Spanish) is a tomboy.
I asked what kinda clothes she wears, he said she wears whatever. She likes to dress herself, she’s pigheaded. It runs in the family.
I’ll never, NEVER again try to buy clothes for kids, never. That’s for professionals, but I tried and here’s what I got.
Ohh and please do not forget, tomorrow we’ll have a very special guest blogger, don’t miss it.
Well, piglet/opossum/Sarah is going to have a lot of fun choosing what to wear now. You done good, Leo.
I hope she brags about her rich and more famous than Oprah uncle. I’ll teach her so many things in a week, like how to spit and how hide food on her pockets.
You did good Leo for a novice..lol I like the little white, red and blue dress
I’m sure she will love them all xx0xx
Mollie and Alfie
I like that one too, hope she doesn’t stain it the first wearing it
Well done Leo! Nice selection of adorable outfits for your little niece….I think she and her parents will approve of your fashion choices for little Sarah.
Pam
Hey I understand!
My bother will be ok, her mom I don’t know, she’s not going down there, would be a small family reunion, that’d be really funny, I haven’t seen my brother in 3-4 years and my parents in 2 or so, after I bought my ticket they decided to meet up with me down there.
Do I need an animal avatar to comment on this post?
Humans are starting to show up, no worries.
No worries. Took me a few trips to the store before I realized I’d been buying my son baby girl clothes. I thought the neon striped leggings were a little different, but what do I know about infant fashion trends?
That’s a relieve!
I felt lost in there, I had no idea what to take, I’m never getting into that mess again, next time a gift card.
Geez too early to reply, I meant my reply up there for rossmurray1~cracked me up. You did a spectacular job Leo. CH and I are soon to be Great Aunt and Uncle to my niece’s baby and we went to the shower Saturday. Holy jumpin’ jacks I didn’t know kids needed that much stuff! Love that little Sarah is a tomboy..
They need so many things and they grow up so fast, they should serious just go around naked till they are 5, just diapers or a tunic, no need for clothes before 5.
I agree..
Great selection – good job! We bought girls clothes for someone named “Willow” – but suprise! – it’s a boy . We had no clue that it could be a name for a boy too. Maybe we saw too much of “Buffy”….but anyway, hope he has fun with a dress too ;o)
You crated a little crossdesser!! How cute is that?!
.hmmmm… and whats with the wolf in red riding hood? killed for being himself – a crossdresser BOL
That’s discrimination!
Is that cammo? Cammo is cool!
Yeah, I really like that one, it has elbow pads too. Good for her to crawl all over the place and under the bed
Wow, great skills! Finding the clothes is half the battle. Getting the clothes ON is another story…
I’m sure she’ll love the clothes:-)
Great work! You have mad skills, my friend.
Love the outfits for the piglet. That mother at the store was high; “piglet” is an accurate and adorable nickname for an unpotty-trained, silky-skinned 2yo. Have a great time with the family, Leo. Listen to your 2yo niece; she still has a lot of wisdom that hasn’t been washed out of her yet.
Haha, when my eldest Thing was born, we had a baby shower. She got tons of little pink outfits. The closet was filled with them. My husband thought someone had puked Pepto Bismal all over it. I had a lot of fun dressing them in matching and coordinating outfits but would you believe they won’t let me anymore? Killjoys. Thing Two has her own sense of style, by which I mean deranged punk bag lady.
I think the outfits you found are cute. If they actually fit, you’re doing better than my husband.
I hate shopping for anything. I decide (in 2 seconds) what I want and my goal is to take a deep breath, run into the store, rip it off the rack, pay for it and run outside to take my next breath.
Leo, you are precious!
I was pretty lucky, most of my kids’ clothes were given as gifts, and then hand-me-downs, or, “pre-loved”. So thankfully, I did not have to endure the department store shopping hells.
Awww cute clothes. I always bought based on age. In the girls department or in the boys department.
Leo, you bought a ton of clothes!! You did great! I always buy according to age, usually it’s based on that. So, a 4T is for a four-year-old. I usually buy a little big, because they’re growing kids. I don’t know how have things organized over there though. In any case, I’d say you were successful!
Hey you did pretty good! When my niece was born, I wanted to buy her EVERYTHING. Turns out baby clothes can be more expensive than mine.
And why do mothers get so insulted when we compare their babies to puppies anyway? They’re practically the same! Neither can talk, they want to chew on anything they can get their hands/paws on, and the concept of a mirror eludes them both.
And you can leave puppies a bowl with water and food when you out, if you do that with a baby Social Services would take it from you and send it to the pound.
Exactly!
Haha. It’s just something you know when you’re with the child every day. I know what size my kids were cause they always need something. They just keep getting bigger!!!
So do they call you Tio Leo? Ha! See, because it rhymes.
I don’t know how to pick clothing and stuff for kids either. I feel more comfortable at Home Depot than in children’s departments. Who the hell knows what fits, what’s appropriate, too girly? Too boy-like? etc? I’m all in favor of the unisex thing, personally. And I like that you call her piglet/opossum, I think that’s funny.
doggy, it’s viktor ino!
i’ve ended up restoring my own empty blog.
i’m taking toeic examen this month and i guess i’ll blog to practice, let’s see how it turns out and if i don’t get bored with it :p
btw i panicked when i manually type your blog’s name and got a message saying the blog had been suspended. I imagined lots of pictures of she-males or something lol
I think these will be very nice clothes for a piglet! She will be a very stylish girl now….if she will wear them
It looks to me like you did great Leo. She has more clothes than me! One thing does seem to be missing though … where’s the toy?
You did very good. As for the skirt, I would totally wear that, looks very very pretty.
I don’t know how to break this… but they are split into seperate section for boys and girls! At least that’s how it works over here?!! We’re you having a moment and missed the big signs? Looks good tho!
Cute outfits
I’d be just as lost as you and getting an equal amount of eyerolls
I think Piglet is a cute name.
Any little girl would be over the moon for all those clothes – you have done a brilliant job.
So true the small models of girls are very aware of what they want to put on or not .. wonder why. Piglet is .. adorable.
Very eclectic ensemble you have chosen she will look very pretty!
Nothing wrong with ‘piglet’. You did quite well with your selections. I am the grandmother of a now four year old boy. In his infant period I bought clothes for him to grow into rather than sized to fit. It made better sense.
Next time, just buy her ice cream. You’ll be her hero, and you can give her back to your sister when the sugar rush kicks in.
hehehe…