But, the universe solved my dilemma by giving me an adorable baby boy, who I can dress and will contentedly smile and coo at me no matter what he's wearing! And he's going to be wearing some awesome threads!
Tiki shirt and plaid shorts from Georgie World. Details below.
The one problem with dressing a baby boy, I've noticed, is that there simply aren't as many cute boy clothes to choose from in stores. Or even as many clothes, period. If you visit a baby clothing shop in any mall, I predict the store will be set up to appear to have half girl clothes and half boy clothes. But you may notice that, sneakily, the register and check-out display is on the "boy" side of the store--meaning no clothes can be displayed there. And if there are tables in the center of the store, girl clothes fill them up. So the boys are really getting maybe a third of the store for themselves.
In many ways, this is probably a good thing for my bank account. Girl clothes are irresistably cute. Even the tacky ones are often way more stylish and cute than the boys' offerings.
So I am indebted to Cool Mom Picks for running a Q&A highlighting their past reviews of boys' baby clothing retailers. I literally could not order fast enough from Georgie World!
The backside of some impossibly charming boy shorts.
Tiki shirts! Bowling shirts! Retro cuteness! I love it all. And I ordered big, so hopefully Baby Henry will be able to grow into the clothes and get maximum use out of them.
I'm pretty sure that between visiting Janie and Jack yesterday (which has all-encompassing cute clothing, even if the boys get less retail space than the girls) and Baby Gap, for some retro T's (courtesy of a much-appreciated gift card), Henry will be better-dressed than me for a while. And I am totally fine with that!
JunkFood at BabyGap Beatles T-shirt
Photo from BonittoKid, since it's no longer on the J&J website. But from BonittoKid, I just noticed another older J&J design, a parrot T-shirt! Oh man.
In conclusion:
"Too much of a good thing is wonderful." -- Mae West
5 comments:
Do they make the grasshopper shirt in my size? That is sweet...
I think the biggest Janie and Jack goes up to is 3T (which I think means 3 years old, but I'm not sure. I'm still thinking only in months for most clothing!). So if you can fit into it, go for it! LOL
There's also a little snail on the lower corner of the back. It's too cute.
I love the grasshopper shirt!!
The parrot shirt is my favorite. You could get a picture of your birds put on a shirt for Henry...and a matching shirt made for you! How cute would that be?
The Beatles shirt is the grooviest! Can't wait to take a picture of Henry in his and me in mine! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
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