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Pretty Boy

June 21, 2007 by dailygnome 2 Comments

I’ll be the first to admit it’s sometimes difficult to tell a baby’s gender. Since we didn’t find out what we were having Carson was dressed in a palette of green and yellow for the first six months of his life. I got used to strangers sometimes mistaking him for a girl and didn’t take any offence.

Now I confess I seek out cute and unique articles of clothing for him, some that may fall on the side of sassy. And while J has given me grief for the Baby Legs (they’re for boys too and very practical for crawling on hardwoods), it’s not like I dress him in ruffles and lace. It’s just that there are so many adorable clothes out there for girls and not always a wide selection for boys that don’t include cheesy ironed on graphics of trucks and balls. The kid’s got more individual style than that.

It’s been a while since Carson was mistaken for a girl, but the other day I was at the grocery and the woman behind me in line commented on what beautiful curls my daughter had. I thanked her and mentioned that I hoped his hair stays curly for awhile. She didn’t pick up on the hint and proceeded to tell me how she’ll grow up to break all the boys’ hearts. I just smiled – I was leaving and there was no point in correcting her. As Carson waved bye-bye she noticed his shirt proudly spelling out his correct gender in sparkly sassified letters.

“Oh, I mean…your son’s so pretty.”

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  1. Aunt Amanda says

    June 21, 2007 at 5:55 pm

    LOL. Well either way people notice how adorable he is!

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    July 2, 2007 at 5:15 pm

    see you soon everybody

    uncle bob

    Reply

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