Pete Pages: To bow or not to bow

Monday, September 7, 2009

To bow or not to bow

I'm sure that we would all agree that most people in general have strong opinions about certain things. You may even find that there are some people that seem to have strong opinions about everything. The many hot topics out there include politics, education (home vs. public vs. charter), health care, and religion just to name a few. I'm finding as I get older that there are certain topics that I just really don't know how I feel about (yet), or have any real opinion on at all. I am finding that one topic that is as equally divided is the topic of "Hair Accessories for Babies." And you, faithful reader and friend, probably have an opinion on this too, don't you. Don't you? Yeah, I thought so.

Any of you that have seen any of my babies can testify that my babies are bald. Well, even if they are born with some hair/fuzz, they will surely lose it within a few weeks and then be bald for several months. I actually joked with the nurses before Tosh was born telling them, "I will be more surprised if he is born with lots of hair then if he turns out to be a girl!"

For years I've listened to the many opinions regarding bows (and "head squeezers" as some prefer), and I never had to worry about it. I was a "boy" mom. Well I finally have a little girl, and truth be told, I don't have an opinion on "the bow." I didn't want anything in Liv's hair when she was a newborn because I didn't need anything else attracting Tosh to the baby's head (he is known for stealing barrettes and bows from little girls). I have some darling clips and barrettes for Liv, but alas, my baby is still bald and not able to wear these yet.

A new friend of mine in AZ just taught me how to make thick headbands out of a pair of tights. These kinds of things are foreign to me. It sorts of goes back to my "fear of trends" problem; although I'm sure that Liv can pull off the latest fashions for baby. She's a doll after all.

To get to my point, I pulled out the sewing machine to give it a try and now I have something to attach Liv's cute bows and accessories to until her hair grows in. Whenever that may be. And I have to be honest: with bow in hair, I get way more comments on what a cute baby I have, and I can't argue with that.

10 comments:

Tom and Maryana said...: Oh My Gosh is she cute or What? Even Grandpa likes the bows!!!; September 7, 2009 at 10:00 PM
The Laundry Queen said...: I believe the term I used was "head tourniquet", but I think she's cute anyway. ; ); September 7, 2009 at 10:15 PM
janeannechovy said...: I'm the one who always said "head squeezer," LQ. But this wide headband seems qualitatively different than those stupid ready-made skinny headbands of scratchy ruffled lace. This one is actually cute! Cleaner lines, not so annoyingly polyester-y. And dare I point out that it has the added advantage of pinning down her adorable elfy ears? ;) Maybe if she wears it all the time . . . .; September 7, 2009 at 10:20 PM
The Grant Family said...: Oh Tamsen, she looks especially cute in the bows! I say "Wear them!!"; September 7, 2009 at 10:22 PM
The Laundry Queen said...: I agree that it is much cuter than most-- it must be if I think she looks cute in it. And I do. ; ); September 7, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Michelle said...: Oh yes, wear the bow little girl!! She looks adorable. I've always been sorry I didn't put more bows in Ella's hair when she was a baby (more because her dad didn't want me to).; September 7, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Sara and Company said...: I love the fun accessories.... especially the flower ones! I don't put out nearly as much time and money into making cute ones, though, and I wish I did because they are so fun! I can't believe that is your Liv! Tamsen, she is so incredibly gorgeous and has grown out of her newborn stage way too fast. So so cute!; September 8, 2009 at 1:16 AM
rachel said...: I don't really have an opinion about bows either, but Lily has taken such a liking to headbands that I'm scurrying to find more. Can you explain the tights/headband thing? I'd love to try it!

And I think Liv is beautiful with or without the bow. Even though she looks like your other kids, she's just such a girl!; September 8, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Angela said...: She is so adorable. I love the headband and they don't seem as tight as the thin lace ones (and cuter too). I wish they would have been around when Ava was a baby because she was also bald. I was stuck with sticking tiny bows to her head with karo syrup. I say put the bows on and enjoy having a girl. I love the pictures, you are such a great photographer.; September 8, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Michelle said...: Some days ya just want a big sassy bow, and other days just a little baby head. I go both ways on this one.; September 12, 2009 at 4:47 PM

Pete said...

Hewitt was just telling me about a new game he created where you can't touch the ball with your hands or feet. He said, "You can only hit the ball with your leg or foot-wrist." And so I clarified, "You mean your ankle?"
(10/8/09)

Me to Hewitt: Whatcha doin?
Hewitt: Arting. It's making art.
(10/2/09; Hewitt's 5th b-day)

Two jokes by Burke:
What does a storm wear?
Thunderwear!

What do you call King Kong's feet?
Big Foot!
(9/26/09)

I had the following conversation with Tosh:
Me: Are you a boy or a girl?
T: Boy
Me: Is Livvy a boy or a girl?
T: Baby
Me: Yes, but is Baby Liv a boy or a girl?
T: Girl
Me: Is Daddy a boy or a girl?
T: Big boy
Me: Is Mommy a boy or a girl?
T: Mommy a babe!
(Not prompted, I promise! 9/3/09)

Hewitt had set up a bunch of toy figures and Tosh was trying to play with them... Hewitt was telling Tosh not to touch them and I asked him to share the toys or to go and get some more figures for Tosh to play with. Hewitt said, "These are not toys! They are art!" (9/3/09)

We were driving along a road near our house (a rather quiet highway, really) and Hewitt suddenly exclaimed, "Mom! I just found the road to our old house! Keep driving straight!" I looked up and realized there were some big mountains in the FAR distance. Hewitt clearly thought he was staring at Utah. (8/28/09)

Hewitt brought home a little "Groundhog's Day" craft that he had made at preschool and kept calling the groundhog a bear. When I tried to tell him it was really a groundhog he looked at me like I was very silly and said, "It's a BEAR Mom, not a CORNDOG!" (2/2/09)

I explained to Burke about the recent airplane crash into the Hudson River and knowing that he would be very concerned, I quickly told him that all of the passengers were just fine. He looked at me with a worried look and said, "What about the birds? Are they okay?" (1/15/09)

I have a trunk full of old performing costumes from when I was a kid. Hewitt saw the trunk in the basement and told Rob that he wanted to open up the "treasure chest." Rob asked him if he knew what was in the trunk/chest and Hewitt replied that it was full of clothes. When Rob told Hewitt that he didn't want him to make a big mess Hewitt said, "I won't make a mess, I will just get out one clo." I guess that "clo" would be the singular form of clothes... (1/13/09)

Burke is always mentioning how he wants us to have lots more babies because he wants "hundreds" of brothers and sisters. I was explaining to him this morning about how it gets harder and more dangerous to have babies as a woman gets older...he looked at me and said, "Well, you look young Mom, like 19!" Then he leaned in closer and said, "Well, I do see some indents in your skin around your eyes (those would be wrinkles--thanks for noticing)." (12/26/08)

Hewitt blew his nose and must have accidentally gotten some snot or tissue in his mouth because he said, "Yuck! That tastes like cow dung!" (12/24/08)

Tosh got to Hewitt's cup of water at the table today and dumped it all over Hewitt's lap and onto the floor. Rob asked Hewitt, "Are you a little wet?" and he said, "I'm a BIG wet!" (12/24/08)

Rob was playing "Memory" with the boys and when Burke got a few matches in a row Hewitt said, "Wow Burkie, you're on fire!" (11/08)

We just bought some sod for our park strip and while Burke and I were looking at the pallet, I mentioned that some of the pieces looked like crabgrass and that we needed to find the best pieces of grass to buy. Burke looked at the sod for a little while and said, "None of it looks like crap grass to me!"

While I was flossing Burke's teeth he said, "Wait--I need to tell you something." I paused flossing and he said, "You sure know how to be a good mom!" (now there's a treasured compliment!)

Hewitt watched Rob kill a fly in our kitchen and then asked, "Did he cry? Did he want his mommy fly?"

I told Hewitt that I was going to get Tosh a snack and asked if he would like one. He paused and then said, "I'll take a milkshake." What am I, a drive-up window?

Hewitt was asking for toast today and when I pulled out the bread he said, "No, the 'letter O' toast!" I finally figured out that he wanted a toasted english muffin.

Burke came down for breakfast and said, "Mom, it might not look like my bed is made and you might not like it, but it's really stripes that I did as a design on my bed."

Hewitt has really liked eating plain tortillas lately. When I asked him if he wanted one he said, "Oh. Sure. I'll have a mamma mia."

Hewitt understands things very literally. When Rob told him that he "needed to fly" this morning (go to work), Hewitt asked, "Where is the fly? In the house?" When Rob asked him if he had a runny nose he said, "No. It's just boogers."

When Rob was leaving for work he hugged the boys and told them to "be good for Mommy and do exactly what she says." Burke said, "OK bye Dad, you be good at work and do exactly what your boss says."

We were discussing prophets in the scriptures for Family Home Evening and when Rob asked Burke which prophet(s) wrote the Book of Mormon Burke said, "Nephi, Jacob, Enos..." and continued to name the books in order. Rob and I were pretty surprised and couldn't help laughing.

I was just eavesdropping on Hewitt while he was playing with his toys and heard him say, "Ladies and jumpingmen..."

Burke was heading off to a neighbor's house to play and stuck his head back in the door and called, "I'll be traveling by bike."

When the garage door opens for us to drive in, Hewitt will pretend to be scared and say, "Oh no, it's the garage mouth! He's going to eat us!"

Hewitt got distracted and starting playing with his toys during lunch and when I reminded him to please keep eating he said, "But Mommy, I'm working."

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