tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post115324101804995060..comments2023-08-05T07:32:24.196-07:00Comments on Amy...Oh My!: Bikini for Baby?Amy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13526774407687675837noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post-1153372498953120602006-07-19T22:14:00.000-07:002006-07-19T22:14:00.000-07:00I raised two boys and one girl. My hubby and I wer...I raised two boys and one girl. My hubby and I were pretty strict when it came to fashion, including the boys...you know, out of the ball park hairdos n' such. I find that so many young women today have never been introduced or have forgotten what modesty is, or that there is such a thing. It's being discrete, wanting to draw attention to the countenance rather than the body, so all of us Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post-1153365115737064432006-07-19T20:11:00.000-07:002006-07-19T20:11:00.000-07:00I know the feeling. I always thought I was a "boy...I know the feeling. I always thought I was a "boy mom". As a teacher I always enjoyed the boys and their energy and their ability to be so real. Honestly, the little girls and their "cliques" made me a little bit crazy. Boy, was I scared when my ultrasound determined I was having a girl. (In fact, I kept saying I thought it was wrong...I was having a boy.) I was and still am petrified. My Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post-1153282766044802392006-07-18T21:19:00.000-07:002006-07-18T21:19:00.000-07:00I read this post this morning before playgroup and...I read this post this morning before playgroup and didn't have time to make a comment...It looks like Rachel and Kels said exactly what I wanted to say! <BR/>**You are an amazing mama, Amy. I have always been in awe of how naturally it has seemed to all come to you! Parker is so blessed to have you.<BR/>**I love your honesty and vunerability and the intentionality you have in raising your son.<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post-1153273421275994842006-07-18T18:43:00.000-07:002006-07-18T18:43:00.000-07:00Mimes, you are one of a kind! I absolutely love t...Mimes, you are one of a kind! I absolutely love the sincerity and vulnerability that you shared in this post. I know that we have discussed before that you are scared to raise a little girl, but I truly feel that you and Joel would do just as good of job with a daughter as you have done with Parker. And I am not just saying that because I am your sister! You are the most amazing mom and I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post-1153265534451678372006-07-18T16:32:00.000-07:002006-07-18T16:32:00.000-07:00Amy, you are right on about the bikni thing nowada...Amy, you are right on about the bikni thing nowadays. Our world has really changed in the 27 years since I had my girl. Back then a baby girl wearing a bikini didn't take on the same meaning it does today. It was like a little boy wearing a pair of cowboy boots, it was just, sweet and darling. With places like Abercrombie and sex being used to sell a product I wouldn't want to support any Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post-1153259383397258382006-07-18T14:49:00.000-07:002006-07-18T14:49:00.000-07:00Amy,Thanks for the comments you left on our blog. ...Amy,<BR/>Thanks for the comments you left on our blog. It's so encouraging to hear and read what other mothers are thinking and feeling and overcoming. Anali will be 4 weeks old tomorrow, and it feels simultaneously "ONLY four weeks" and "FOUR weeks?" at the same time. <BR/><BR/>Brandon was reading your latest entry over my shoulder and commented how it was funny how moms think they can't handle Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post-1153257960641635292006-07-18T14:26:00.000-07:002006-07-18T14:26:00.000-07:00I completely agree with your comments! I absolute...I completely agree with your comments! I absolutely hate most of the clothes that young girls and tweens have. Jon and I have already decided to take a firm stance on this in future years. (Oh, I already have a headache thinking about future battles on this topic.)<BR/><BR/>My biggest goal for Devyn is that she'll grow up realizing that everything on the inside is most important. *Sigh* Its Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post-1153246019182653552006-07-18T11:06:00.000-07:002006-07-18T11:06:00.000-07:00Funny you bring up this topic...I had this exact c...Funny you bring up this topic...I had this exact conversation with my mom the other day. We kept coming back to the issue of modesty and how the world talks about it as if it were a bad thing. I know, regardless of the baby's sex, you and Joel are the perfect parents for him/her! Blessings!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post-1153245542377346602006-07-18T10:59:00.000-07:002006-07-18T10:59:00.000-07:00amy you are so insightful, stuff i have never real...amy you are so insightful, stuff i have never really put into words before, but its so true! lets talks more about it sometime, its so interesting.... ginaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post-1153244275489763252006-07-18T10:37:00.000-07:002006-07-18T10:37:00.000-07:00I agree w/you on the bikini thing. I don't think t...I agree w/you on the bikini thing. I don't think they are ever a good idea. It is the same as underwear and would you want just anyone to see you in your underwear?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post-1153243768290026342006-07-18T10:29:00.000-07:002006-07-18T10:29:00.000-07:00Also...Thanks for bringing this topic up. So true...Also...Thanks for bringing this topic up. So true.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26982515.post-1153243481116964822006-07-18T10:24:00.000-07:002006-07-18T10:24:00.000-07:00I totally agree on the baby bikini comment/issue. ...I totally agree on the baby bikini comment/issue. No bikini for my girl! <BR/>I plan on trying to keep Disney love stories out of our house as long as I can too! AND Barbies. Right now Ella plays with all her brothers toys... She likes to spin car wheels just like they did!<BR/>I am a little worried about the teenage years with a girl. In my situation Ella has the boys to hopefully keep her Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com