Baby Bling

Before I had a baby girl, I swore up and down that I would never make my future daughter(s) wear headbands as babies because I thought they looked silly, especially on bald babies. Oh, I had all kinds of opinions on baby hair/head accessories, and I wasn't ever going to waver from my firm convictions.

Then I had a baby girl.

And that baby girl has a Gamma who loves bows.

And that Gamma knows how to find bows that even the baby girl's mother (that would be me) can tolerate and even, dare I say it, love.

Fortunately my baby girl has a nice head of dark, fluffy hair, because I still, despite my willingness to change, think that completely bald babies look just a little silly with large, brightly-colored bows. And I'm picky about Miss Charlotte's bows. She currently possesses two, one pink and one light green, that are tasteful, feminine, and dressy, quite unlike the dime-a-dozen variety available at Target.

Well, over the weekend my mom and I searched for yet another bow for Miss C. We were looking for a red one to complete her Christmas outfit. (In case you care, she has a darling solid black jacket with ivory pants that feature a black floral pattern. She is our Baby Fashion Plate.) Nowhere could we find a simple, solid red bow that still managed to make a statement. Specifically, we wanted that statement to be, "I am gorgeous. I am sassy. I know how to make things interesting."

Nowhere was such a loaded-with-meaning bow to be found, so today I piddled around on one of my favorite sites, etsy.com. Oh, this site sends shivers down my spine. I love buying handmade, I love trying to shop locally, I love everything about this online community! And you know what?

I found it! I found the bow! Take a look.

Isn't it divine? It straddles the line between ridiculous and oh-I-am-going-to-melt-that-is-so-cute, and it's ALL MINE!! Er, I mean, it's all Charlotte's. I bought it, so don't even think about trying to get it yourself. Although I am sure that this seller makes a lot of them so, yes, you probably could get it for yourself. And Charlotte would consider such a move a compliment, because she loves this bow. She stared at the computer screen for a full two minutes as I oooed and aaaahed over it and all of its amazing features, like a hand-crocheted, 3-inch band, detachable flower, and tiny Swarovski crystals to create just the slightest bling factor. We are officially in love.

But wait! There's more! Did you think I could stop there?

I also picked up this darling little hand-crocheted beanie cap from the same seller, who I am sure is a kindred spirit with a lot better hand-eye coordination than I have. It's hot pink! With a daisy! And the baby model is wearing hot pink bloomers and a pearl necklace!

[Side note: Dear readers, you should know that I did in fact call my long-suffering husband and regale him with heroic tales of ordering these accessories, and he actually listened to me. Perhaps he was doing something else simultaneously, but I am honored that he at least pretended.]

So watch out, Charlotte. In three to five business days, you are going to be the hippest, most colorful, most blinged-out baby this side of the Mississippi.

And you folks watch out, too, because I also ordered two pairs of leg warmers for the boys in preparation for potty training, one in orange argyle and one in multi-colored stripes. Stay tuned for pictures most likely featuring Jack wearing leg warmers on his head and/or arms!