babes will be babes

is this outfit gender bending?

For the first time in nearly eleven weeks, Lil took an afternoon nap (longer than 25 minutes) on her own! I took this opportunity to take pictures and post our blog early.  Lil was very comfy in her organic cotton tee from imps & elfs, which lets everyone know what mama is repeatedly pointing out: that Lil "IS NOT A Boy."  I know Lil does a lot of gender-neutral dressing, but even when she's head to toe in fuchsia she is often called a he.  Her GroVia diaper cover also goes either way, even Jerome Giraffe was unisex, until we assigned his name.  I couldn't believe her blue penguin pacifier was also considered "boy." I don't think it really matters what Lil wears, but I do wonder why we always assign a gender to baby things.  When our grandparents were growing up, boys and girls often wore frilly gowns.  Back then, babies were just babies.  In this day and age, frilly gowns aren't necessarily appropriate for any baby, boy or girl, but we ought to let infants be infants, and stop worrying if their outfits don't reflect their gender.

35 minutes into nap time, and still sound asleep