Lost Chicken Tee

I have no idea where this tee went and I don't remember the brand name. Baby Boy and I both loved it, all summer long he was going through a chicken phase, so this was the perfect shirt.

BB and his BFF

We spent this weekend visiting with old friends....and it was so lovely. Baby Boy and I spent most of his first year watching my best friend's son, who is only 2 months younger than him. Now the 2 boys have such a beautiful relationship, even though they seem to be almost exact opposites in terms of temperament. We were at a party on Saturday and as it got later we let the boys watch a movie, and they sat together with BB's head resting on BFF's shoulder. It made me nostalgic for that year, so here are some commemorative pictures. (Don't the boys seem to be whispering to each other? As quick and mischievous as they were, I always suspected that they were communicating via some ancient baby tongue.)

Rainboots

I love these boots, and yet we seem to have lost one....so sad.

Daddy's Shoes

I hope that one day Baby Boy outstrips both of us, but right now those are some big shoes to fill.

Ode to my parents

Baby Boy's grandparents bought him this outfit. Currently the triceratops tee is BB's most requested item of clothing. So this pic is for you Mom; B really does wear everything you give him. (I love this shirt too, so boyish.)

Charlie Brown

My grandfather's real name was Charles Brown.....here is Baby Boy channeling the better known Charles Shultz version this summer (via a shirt from Old Navy, via a sweet gift from our neighbor)

Just a cute outfit on a cute Baby Boy

I have to look up the brand name of the hooded sweater BB is wearing...his Dad got it a little store called Cricket, in the West Village.....I can't find any pics of the rest of the sweater so you can't see the little bear prints up his back. The sweater vest is Kenneth Cole (from last year!)

Happy Cold Weather Boy

I have lots more pics to catch up on from the summer, but here is little B all dressed and out with his Dad, in his new winter gear. The boots are from See Kai Run, and both the vest and the courdoroy coat are from Old Navy, but I got the coat used from Flying Squirrel.

Fashion Tyranny

This was the first chilly day in September, and I was so excited for Baby Boy to wear this jacket. I had bought it months earlier at the Salvation Army (originally from Gap) and I got out this outfit, but Baby Boy had other ideas in mind. HE pulled out his favorite orange tee, it is from a trip to the Chicago Aquarium and has a fish on the front of it. His father got it for him, but I think it is such a tacky, tacky tourist shirt. However, this was the first time BB had ever requested an item of clothing. Did I rise to the occasion, put my personal style aside, let BB express himself? No, I hid the shirt when he wasn't paying attention, and put on this nice plain black one instead. I have to say, my little repression of his idea took a lot of the enjoyment out of his outfit. However, it was a beautiful day splashing in the puddles with his friend, and since then I have let Baby Boy wear anything he requests, though mostly he is content for me to pick out his clothes (at least for a little while longer.)

Baby Boy channels Elton John

The tee is another street vendor find of his Dad's; you can't really tell in this photo, but the image is a famous Salvador Dali self-portrait.

More fashionable head-gear

This is Baby Boy's cousin. Evidently alternative head-gear is all the rage among the toddler set....look at this colander, what do you do with it? Wear it of course!!!

P.S. The awesome printed shirt is an Old Navy pajama top. I love their patterns, and since pajama tops are so much "skinnier" than regular shirts I buy them for BB all the time as regular shirts.

A New Fashion Trend

According to BB hats are SOOOO last year, this summer it was all about tupperware headgear.

An Ode to Jumping and Leaping

I haven't posted since July....I was just realizing today how much Little B has grown up these past three months. I was watching my friend's 15 month old trying to jump the other day, and I was trying to remember when it was that Baby Boy had first done that...I remember being so excited at the time....but I can't remember when it was. It all happens so fast, he speaks in full sentences, tells me little stories about the ants who live on the roof across the street, even compliments me on my morning fashion choices (sponge bob square pants boxers elicited a "WOW! Nice pants Mommy!") I wonder what I'll remember.

Awesome swedish hat

These are from the early spring, but I never got around to posting them. I love both of these photos of baby boy though, especially his mad little face in the swing, don't know why he was mad, maybe he was just worried?
The star hat is from this awesome store in the West Village that only sells things from Sweden, and one day baby boy totally took apart their train set while I was shopping for a gift so I felt like I had to buy something and I settled on this hat from Molo which I must admit I love, but his Dad thinks looks very girley. The green pants are (still) from Lucky Wang, and the coat is a hand me down.
In the swing picture, though you can't see it, his shirt is another vintage superman shirt, this time an old costume top. I hate to say it, but the pants and vest are from the Gap.

Ready to Drill!!!

The tee is from Brooklyn Junior,
and I really need to collect more of their designs, particularly the VW Bus. My sister brother and I could regale you with many a tale of bouncing about in the back of my Dad's old, or rather series of, old VW Buses, but that's a story for another day.
This shot of B-Boy is so cute I can hardly stand it. He's wearing a hat I picked up at Flying Squirrel, and some seer-sucker shorts I grabbed off a local discount store rack. The expression, all my baby boy.

Super Vintage Boy

This is an actual vintage '80s Underoo tee, that I found at
the Salvation Army. It's paired with his Air walk Space Invader slip-ons.

Baby Boy having some fun

My B Boy is pretty tiny, and no matter how long he gets he doesn't seem to get any wider....He was wearing this tee on his first birthday, and now, almost a year later, he is still wearing it with some cute cropped pants from Green Dog.

First Haircut

Baby boy got this haircut in January, but I never put up pictures. Since I don't keep a scrapbook or baby book, I just wanted to post pictures so I would remember that this was his first haircut. I was so sad after it happened, but he does look cute, like such a grown-up little boy.

1970s baby boy

A friend recently lent us Sesame Street, Old School. Both baby boy and I have been enjoying it, but I think the multi-cultural, controversial construction site playground, invisible Snuffleupegous, alphabet, counting, love -fest that was the original might be influencing the way I dress Baby boy. The green pants are from the sale rack at Lucky Wang and the shirt is from my recent Salvation Army obsession (99c!!!). 1970s sofa is ours.

Baby Boy, 1 year ago

I can't believe that baby boy is actually a toddler now, I'm going to have to start calling him toddlin' boy. My camera has been broken (though I did just go on a week-long Salvation Army spending spree, so new outfits soon) so I haven't really been able to take a lot of photos. However, I have some looks from last year at this time (when he was still learning to sit up!!!!!).

My best friend from home had her baby yesterday, a baby girl, Ludi. Congrats!

Classic osh-kosh overall action, with a little hanging squirrel organic onesie on the side.

Baby Boy, in an outfit of his own choosing

Baby Boy is modeling his father's new hat, some pretty awesome giraffe shades, his favorite "i regret nothing" tee, and a classic 7th Generation diaper.

Some New Photos, Finally

I'm such a spotty blogger, I haven't posted new photos in ages, but here are a few recent outfits (modeled in our new apartment, part of the reason for my lack of posting) Notice the moo moo onesie....those were the baby's first clear words, and my mother made the onesie to commemorate the occasion.