When Isaac was a toddler he loved "sckicks." He used to come home with pockets full of mulch from the playground. Sticks were his "thing."
When Riley was a few weeks old we discovered her incredible fondness for hair. It was the first clearly articulated word she ever said.
So, even though Mike's already raised a baby through infancy and knows it all and I'm a fully enlightened modern woman, etc we acknowledge there are gender differences. Don't get me wrong Riley has had a pair of dinosaur jammies in every size so far and she has a space camp Barbie waiting in her closet because I don't believe in limiting her in any way because of her gender. I want my kids to have choices. That being said the choices the kids make are different from each other.
Without any encouragement Riley lusts after purses and is fascinated by little girls with long hair. Recently a little girl gave her a baby doll and Riley loved on it like crazy. She also adores her stuffed bug. She's just like her mom. I always tell Mike I may not be a super high maintenance girly girl, but I am still a girl. For all her interest in the outdoors and adventure Riley is still a girl. And thank goodness!
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