Little Touches

Although I loved not finding out what we were having when we were pregnant with Mara Kate and enjoyed getting a big surprise on delivery day, I am just as excited this time around to know ahead of time what this little one is.

I know that knowing the gender ahead of time makes it oh so tempting to buy, buy, buy gender specific things during your pregnancy and I have done a little of that. But, what I've really enjoyed is knowing when I feel little kicks that they are prissy little girl toes in there kicking me. So sweet.

I've also enjoyed being able to take some of the things I had from last time that were plain and gender neutral and think of ways to make them a bit more girl-y.

I had all white birp cloths last time, as that is what was easy and simple. But, this time I took those white birp cloths, soaked them in Oxi Clean, washed them in Dreft to make sure they were really clean and fresh, then I simply cut strips of thick gross grain ribbon and sewed it onto the bottom of several cloths. I didn't have to spend money on new birp cloths and it took just a little while to add a simple feminine detail to something that was otherwise very plain.



I may take them to have her name, initial or monogram put on at some point, or I might just leave them like this as I think they are really cute just as they are. Still, I'm realizing that it's fun to have the time (and energy) before bringing a new baby home to gets things ready and just right for their arrival, even when it's just adding pink little touches here and there!