When Thing 4 arrived, our first girl after 3 boys, I was fully prepared for everything that comes with a newborn. Car seats, strollers, bottles, sleepless nights, spit-ups, crying. Been there, done that 3 times.
Most stuff is pretty much the same, so far, with a girl as it was with the boys. I know this will change soon enough. But there have been some differences already.
Girls get a lot more gifts, especially clothes. We have already filled all her drawers and closet with clothes from family, friends, neighbors, and people we’ve never met before.
Girls don’t pee all over you and the wall when you change their diaper.
Girls need to have some pink on them at all times. Blankets, bibs, and clothes which are gender neutral colors like white or green or yellow, and were perfectly good for 3 boys, all need to be replaced with new ones which have pink on them.
What else am I in for with a girl?
3 responses so far ↓
1 Lisa // May 10, 2010 at 11:24 am
Drama. Around age 4 or 5, they turn 16 suddenly and there is drrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmaaaaa!
2 Lauren // Jun 4, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Around 2 or 3, they’ll start dressing themselves. And undressing themselves. And then dressing themselves in something different.
And all of a sudden, there’s an epiphany — that’s why girls need all those clothes — to support four changes of clothes in one day!
3 Molly // Jul 20, 2010 at 10:27 am
Shoes. Lots and lots of shoes. I have two older boys. They have three pair of shoes each, running, dress and sandals. My daughter has 50 pairs of shoes in every color for every occasion! And she keeps trying to get me to buy her more. Did I mention she is only 7?!?
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