Argg, signed in under the wrong girl!
Aww, thanks! Really who they both look the most like is each other though, which is super weird. lol
Thanks! Yes, my oldest is reading to my youngest. Sf is an avid reader and will take ANY chance to do so.Originally Posted by gumshoegirl007
Erthe_mama - Cute kiddos. Is your eldest reading to your wee one?
<snip> I quickly interjected, "You can't eat that because you have baby shit all over your hands." She looked really confused as she had somehow missed out on the fact that she had smeared her hands in poop.
Thank you! I love how your kid had a poop stance! haha. I wish my littlest had one... it would make it easier for EC. :/
Both our kids wear lots of different styles (yay hand-me-downs!) and get called either sex frequently. This used to bother our oldest (trans) kid sometimes, but not anymore.
I freakin LOVE those work socks! And wow, the other knitteds are SO beautiful!!! Not as beautiful as that sweet kiddo of yours though!
I love those! I am totally making a pair when I have a working sewing machine again.
We rent a two bedroom apartment. We plan to have the kids share a room (oldest is EXCITED about it) when the littlest stops co-sleeping. Hopefully that'll happen before the next little is born. But now I'm counting my chickens. lol
I am not picky at all when it comes to E's clothes, though as of yet he has not voiced much of an opinion on what he wears. I buy him boyish clothes, just because it tends to be what I like. That said, his favourite shirt right now is a pink striped ON golf shirt. He wears it whenever it's clean, and I'm fine with that. I will not, however, let him grow his hair out. Not because I feel strongly one way or another about long hair on boys, but because E's hair is so coarse and thick that it becomes a right pain to maintain when it gets long.
Nice to see you Lex.
Oh goodness s&d, she is so so beautiful!
Oh man, I'm jealous! My 4.5 year old is still up at least once most night. Sigh. He's a tiring one.
My AOTD: We rent, in a housing co-operative. Even though we pay market rent on our unit, it is oh so much more affordable than other options in our area. We were looking at two-bedroom apartments that were renting for more than we are now paying for our 3-bedroom townhouse unit. Yes, we do have mandatory volunteer hours and such, but I really like the sense of community we have. Also, almost everyone has kids, so there are lots of people for E to play with. You might want to see if their are co-op options in your area. They can have long waiting lists though.Originally Posted by Cananny
I have a QOTD
What is your living arrangements? Do you rent..own.. ect...
what has me thinking is DP and I are in a pretty big one bedroom apt.. I think there is no need to move to a 2 bedroom until future child is at least 6 months.. Although DP really wants to have a nursery.. ect... we live in the bay area and rents are not cheap and buying is not something we want to do out here...
we live in a great little neighborhood, love my apt complex ( small.. quiet) and there are only 2, 2 bedrooms available... we just found out one of them is going to be available mid June.. A big part of us wants to take it.. but the rent is 550 more a month .. double the size we are currently in... we fear if we dont take it... we may not get a chance again... One thing DP brought up is we do want to foster adopt if we for some reason dont get pregnant.. and one of the 1st requirements is any child they place with you has to have their own bedroom....
We are both torn.. as paying that much more for rent is money we would like to save for time off after a child is born or adopted ( ect..)
Queer lurker coming out to say that when I worked at Target and as a daycare teacher, despite all other outward signs pointing to "femme" (earrings, make-up, flats with hearts on them, etc.) or at the very least female assigned at birth (large breasts), I had very short hair and kids ALWAYS asked if I was a boy or a girl. Even the kids I worked with every day. It's like it would just suddenly occur to them! One time a dad at Target with his about 3 year old dd got so flustered apologizing "Oh no honey, she's a girl just like you and mommy! I'm so sorry, ma'am!" And I just laughed and said it was fine.Originally Posted by AngelaM
Oh, one final (not so) funny story:
I was in the dressing room of a department store the other day, trying on some work clothes. As I walked out, carrying a couple dresses, a girl who was shopping with her mother stopped and stared at me. She was maybe 7 or 8, and dressed in a princess outfit. She looked at me, looked at the dresses in my hand, and then said, "You can't buy those! Boys can't wear dresses!" I was so startled that I didn't say anything. What I wish I had said to her was, "Of course they can!" Mainly I was just so confused that by the time I figured out what was going on (she thought I was a boy, and then decided to gender-police me), they had already walked away. What's funny about it is that, aside from having short hair, I'm actually pretty femme. So, it was an unexpected glimpse into what my butcher friends experience all the time. And it made me really sad for all the kids out there who will get policed by other little kids like this one, and by the adults who help these kids learn what they know about gender.
What's also funny is that I told my neighbor this story, and she then relayed to me that her three-year-old son asked if Ocean has two daddies, because he thought DP and I were both boys. So, maybe I'm more butch than I realize???
And, here's a picture of DD sitting in her toy box.