Matchy matchy
Nov. 9th | Posted by Nicky
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One of the first questions my mother-in-law and a few friends asked me when they found out about our referral of twin girls was “are you going to dress them alike?”
My answer? “Not really.”
Of course, every once and a while it will be nice to have them in complimentary outfits, for pictures and the like. But I want them to develop their own personalities and own identities… not just to be one half of a pair.
Along that vein, our very first shower gift was from my good friend L, who bought us two cute-as-can-be tops that are similar but not exactly the same. Right on!
My mother-in-law is in general in charge of clothing reconnaissance, as she works (volunteers) in a second-hand clothing store and is the official in-coming children’s clothes sorter. So she gets the pick of all the clothes for $2 a bag. Can’t beat that!
She would like the girls to have SOME matching clothes though; (got to keep my purchasing agent happy,) so she surprised us with some brand-new pants, tops and Dora bathing suits from Sears this week. The Dora suits might be a covert operation – I told her that cartoon bedding sets were out of the question – but they are pretty darn cute, I have to say.
And here is my one attempt at matchy matchy:
Matching political statements doesn’t REALLY count, does it? lol
Them’s my girls!
Oh, I agree, once in a while is fine, and sooooo cute. I have two sisters and my mom would dress us alike from time to time (partly because she liked to and partly because it was just easier to shop in threes) – I see the pictures now and love them. In fact, this Christmas, my sisters and I are having a cousins picture taken for my mom and dad – we are surprising my mom by dress each of our girls the same
Laura
My little sister is 2 years younger and we had some matching stuff up to about age 10. I agree it’s cute in moderation. Love the tree-hugger shirts. Your MIL sounds wonderful.
Oh I love those shirts!
I love the little tree hugger t’s! Those are adorable. So many of you guys are so much braver than I. I am still nervous that sometihng can go wrong… Consequently I’ve bought very little.
Barb
Matching political statements have more of an impact. Go for it!!
I said this very same thing before bringing Miheret and Mitike home..as Miheret and Tenaye are only 10 months apart..but my ideas aside…my 2 4 year olds..love to pick out thier own clothes and guess what..they LOVE to dress the same!! Ahh…but it is cute, and they do not have everything identical in their closets so they are mostly ‘similar’ and not ‘exactly the same’. But if it were left up to them..they would be ‘matchy matchy’ most of the time!
I was really surprized at this – as they have 2 totally different personalities and styles..Miheret is my girly girl…and Tenaye is my rough and tumble tomboy…go figure!
With my nieces they are each assigned colours. Isobel wears pink & yellow and Elena wears purple & green. Most of their clothes are matching or same but different colours. My friend found that around 18 months they wanted what the other had so matching was easier. She says that when they have a voice and an opinion they can make their own choices. Just my $0.02… Oh and cartoons have a way of sneaking into your childs life without you trying. How Sofia figured out who Dora was I’m not sure but she sure does love her!
Barb – it does gnaw at me – that the adoption is only 95% final… but that 5% will drive you crazy. So we are trying to simply ignore it. Either way, we would be heartbroken if something ahppened.. and finally FIANLLY I am getting to enjoy myself and relax and prepare. So we’re very purposely trying not to think about court… TRYING.
Nicky