Two little girls? Wearing pink? With pigtails? And huge bows/flowers in their hair?!
Those who know me well know exactly what I'm talking about. For those who aren't so lucky (haha), let me fill you in.
I spent a good portion of my life being anti-pink. Anti-cat. Anti-chick flick. Anti-frills and lace and anything that could remotely be considered girlie.
So when Seth and I found out we were expecting our first baby in 2004, I hoped and prayed for a boy. It HAD to be a boy. Blue and green and frogs and dogs were all okay in my book. I could handle that. But not a girl. Not pink and purple. Not cats and ponies. Not puffy-sleeved dresses. Anything but that!
Fortunately, I experienced a huge change of heart, and when the ultrasound technician told us we were having a girl, I was actually excited (and not at all surprised).
But it still took some getting used to. When I saw the amount of pink clothes we received for our baby, I was shocked. I realized that I couldn't refuse to dress my child in these just because of the color. So Bekah wore pink.
But I still didn't BUY anything pink for her until she was about a year old. By then I had experienced another change of heart; Bekah looks cute in pink. And even if your beautiful baby girl is wearing a blue dress with flowers on it, she can still be mistaken as a boy. So pink it is.
Some of my anti-girliness remains, and I expect it to until I die. For example, I still don't like chick flicks. I have still never read a Jane Austen book. And I only own two pink shirts: one was a hand-me-down, and the other I bought so I could match my new sister-in-law's color scheme at her reception.
And while my girls may very well take dance or gymnastic classes at some point in their lives, they will also become acquainted with Star Wars, baseball diamonds and hiking trails.
I'll make sure of that.
6 comments:
I remember several conversations about pink :). And I must say the girls look DARLING with the flowers in their hair.
Yeah, I thought I was going to DIE when I saw you wearing black glasses with pink trim. Seriously, Andrea?! SO CUTE! But definitely not the Andrea I grew up with. Lindsay and I actually had a few conversations about this. :) I'm glad you've softened. And I'm glad your girls are allowed to be girls. And I'm really glad they'll also be exposed to Star Wars, hiking trails, and the inevitable t-ball teams.
They should play baseball and all those fun "boy" things...but coming from a mom of 3 girls... It is a losing battle to de-girlify them - it just comes with the territory.
PS - I LOVE the big flowers..they are a hair staple around our house.
Glad you have come around... your girls look cute! I know what you mean about getting mistaken for a boy. If people would only think!!!! We were shocked and appalled when people would think Hannah was a boy even with sufficient signs to prove that she was a girl. What do you do??
I knew you'd HAVE to give into the pink! I love the pink. And I do have to say, I'm very impressed that not only do they wear pink, you have flowers and bows for them. VERY cute. Good job.:-)
Oh Andrea ...
I'm SO proud of you. The Jane Austen thing however, we're going to have to talk about that.
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