Train them young

It wasn't until recently that I realized that I am raising Alex to be a girly girl. I never encourage playing with cars or trucks or boy toys and the like. I put lipstick on her when I am putting some on, I talk about pretty clothes and beautiful shoes when we go shopping, adore fine jewelry, comb our hair together, and put on my high heel shoes. We do not go down tool isles, we don't play with toy guns or slingshots, and we don't laugh at her toots (like men and boys enjoy doing)...well, ok, sometimse she laughs at hers. She has recently become interested in baby dolls--baby dolls and poop but that is neither here nor there.

Her grandma got her a new baby stroller for her baby and she is hooked. She often loads it up with her baby and other toys and runs around the house until she runs out of energy. I am grateful for her new found love of dolls and strollers.

Lately, I wonder though, would I allow this with a boy baby? Would I ever buy HIM a stroller for a doll? Would he ever have a doll? If someone bought him a doll would I encourage him to play with it or hide it? It is just really interesting to me how we really do mold and train the babes to be the way they are (within reason, obviously she has her own personality and is drawn to things we don't necessarly encourage or introduce to her---like poop for example. I have not encourage her search for it all over our house, in our toilets, and in her diaper bin, nor her sadness when we flush hers down the toilet. I guess, however, that is a natural part for all toddlers. Anyway, just some thoughts to think about.

Here's the bean swimming in her bucket. Nevermind the big fun baby pool next to her, who needs that when you have a bucket to swim in!

I have tried uploading more photos for more random thoughts but blogger is having issues right now. So, I'll save them for next time.

We are off to the lake this weekend! The Glorious Rough River! I can not wait! Al is staying with her grandparents and I will be free to sleep in, ski, tube, swim, read, pee alone, and do whatever I please. Whoo hoooo!