Because we'll have to dress her at some point, right?

My friend G is due to have her second child in November as well. She has a very well-dressed four year-old girl (a.k.a. LP's girlfriend), and is now expecting a boy. This happy coincidence means that we can simply switch all of our baby clothes, give them a new life, and not have to spend so much on things that only fit for a few weeks/months anyway. I haven't received the girl clothing yet, but little R was born in the spring, so the seasons and sizes might not match perfectly well for us, but it will still be an immense help. Of course, though, it's always fun to buy some new things for a baby...

The other day, Girl's Gone Child posted these pictures of her adorable toddler daughter (whom we met in her mom's belly) sporting dresses made by grandma:





And this nearly made me jump in excitement. Yes! It's as if I had forgotten that... you could actually make clothes! And that especially for tiny dresses like that, it was both really easy and cheap! Unfortunately this isn't Southern California and there aren't many places where they sell super hip fabrics like that here (not that I know of, anyway), but it turns out you can really easily shop for these online, and have even more choice and uniqueness. So hello mom! Have I ever told you how a good grandma/seamstress you are? (Because I could definitely do these, but don't have much time and energy these days, and this seems like such a fun this-is-my-first-granddaughter project, no?)

Also, I came across this collection called An American in Paris from Baby Gap... And I can't stop chuckling. The black, white and red palette, the striped leggings, the polka dots, the Audrey Hepburn trench coats, the little cardis... They really got it right. All that's missing is a beret for bébé to be sharing a drink at the Café de Flore with Simone de Beauvoir and the other existentialists.

And finally, here is the first thing M bought for his daughter.


I mean, how I am supposed to enforce this not-too-much-pink rule if I'm facing such deliberate and early mutiny? :-)