As the mother of a boy, I’ve long lamented how hard it is to find clothes cute enough to rival my daughters’. Tom & Drew Boys is on a mission to change that with little manly clothing for tiny guys.

They sent us a sample of this shark shirt. Hayden was thrilled! The shirt is nice, too—nice fabric, sewn appliques.

You can get a free gift from Tom & Drew Boys, too!

To enter the giveaway (aka rules)
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post!

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Entries (aka comments) must be received by midnight on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Winner to be announced Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

Today is also the last day to enter the EnDANGERbles Giveaway!

This dress comes from Macy’s Satin Hanger collection. The other sets, including boys’ suits, are adorable, too!

We also received a cute layette set which is still a little big for Rachel, and a very soft teddy bear, which Rachel likes eating playing with.

I like that, aside from the “plastic tags, packaging, and cords,” the bear’s not a choking hazard. Baby safe toys FTW!

I have FIVE gift sets valued at $50 to give away. They include an 18mo-size outfit from the Satin Hanger collection (Rebecca is wearing ours above; she’s on the small side for a two year old), a 6-9mo layette set (onesie, pants, sleeper and bib), and a stuffed animal.

To enter:
Comment here by Sunday, December 12! For a second entry, post about the giveaway on Twitter or Facebook, and leave a link to the post in the comment thread (limit: two entries total and one gift set per person). The winners will be drawn at random from the comments.

Winners will be notified and announced Monday, December 13.

(We received this gift set for free from Macy’s. You can, too!)

I have a daughter.

What up, Mom?

Okay, really, I know she’s a girl. In fact, it was one year ago today that we found out we were having a girl. So I’ve had plenty of time to get used to that idea.

But I guess I hadn’t really appreciated the full meaning of having a daughter until this week. It happened gradually. First we ran out of everyday pants for Rebecca, so I went through the mass of 6-12 month clothes we finally got out for her (she also still needs a dresser). All I found were dresses and skirts. I settled for a denim play skirt.

Look at those lashes!

We went through two denim skirts that day, and still the laundry didn’t get done (where is my laundry fairy?!). So the next day, I put her in a dress.

It was at this point that it hit me. I have a little girl. She can wear play dresses and tights—and I can buy frills and ribbons and flowers. She can play with dolls and pretend to teach them to read. She can play house, pretend to cook (if Hayden will let her take over those duties, of course), and dress up in my high heels. (No comment on doing her hair.)

But most of all: she can take dance lessons. Most instruments, most sports, most clubs, most other extracurriculars are fairly gender-neutral. But, let’s face it, dance lessons are they epitome of little girlitude.

This led me to a new dilemma: what kind of dance lessons? I did years and years of ballet, and a semester of Irish dance in college. I love lyrical; I don’t enjoy tap or jazz. We’re technically of Scottish descent, so there’s always Highland dance to consider.

I’ve decided, however, not to worry about all that now. Even after she’s old enough to start “dance” lessons, it’ll be years before she’s old enough or required to choose among the various styles.

And considering it took me a year to understand that we have a daughter, I’m sure it’ll take me that long to figure out what kind of dance (if any) we want her in anyway!

What are your favorite things about little girls?

Hayden is convinced that this is a hat:

They could double as swim trunks. No comment on which is their intended purpose. But Hayden’s expression there reminds me of this guy:

And today, when he woke up from his nap, Ryan called out for me to see him like this:

That would be his shirt around his waist.