topic: Baby Fashion

Michael: With a baby boy, there really aren't too many ways one can go wrong with fashion as long as you're avoiding pink and not dressing your twin (or close-in-age) boys exactly the same every day. Baby girls are different, though. You want your baby girl to look good--not dorky, sloppy, or boyish, you know? So when my wife came home with some really ugly baby shoes for the baby girl one day--her very first shoes, I cringed. This could be a bumpy ride.

Anne: Most people realize that a baby's first shoes should be sturdy, a little higher around the ankle for support on wobbly legs. These shoes I bought for our baby girl were like everyone's first shoes... the leather, lace-up kind. You know, the ones our grandmas bronzed! These special shoes I chose, though, did have pretty pink and green flowers embroidered on the ankle part. They were very girly, yet sturdy. Michael couldn't help but comment about her "boots" every time I put them on her--and they weren't boots.

As far as fashion is concerned, I agree with Michael. Dressing kids alike too much is sorta dorky. I like to let the kids show their own personalities and not be clones of each other. When I found out I was having a girl after already having two boys, I said I wouldn't do the pink thing since I'm not really very girly myself. Well, my friends, I was wrong. This girl has so much pink! When I first washed all of her clothes a few days before she was born, the lint filter in the dryer was totally pink! Now I even seem to look for pink stuff for her when I'm shopping, which I swore I wouldn't do.

By the way, now that our daughter is a champion walker and doesn't need the "boots," she is sporting very sweet white sandals for summer!