Miscellany

[pantryslut]

1. I sure could use some leads on a good anatomically correct doll for April. Affordable and un-creepy, and I am resigned to vinyl. She currently is undressing every single doll she sees and checking out its parts. She's also checking out visitors, so mind your boundaries. It may also be time to break out Where Do Babies Come From and its terribly tasteful watercolors.

2. Barbara Payton's life story makes Frances Farmer's look like a cake walk.

3. I know you guys probably think I'm a little too obsessively politically correct on the subject of the skin hues of dolls. Nonetheless, I am disappointed in Planet Pixies.

4. An unrelated toddler disappointment: it's surprisingly hard to find dresses with either frogs or elephants on them. I finally succeeded with the frogs. Makes me wish I could sew. I wonder if Mom wants to take it up again...

5. Anyone have any recs for treating mild but very itchy eczema? This stuff just isn't going away this time for some reason.

Comments

[marialuminous.livejournal.com]

My skin has been super itchy recently too. It's driving me up the wall. I hope you find relief.

And I have been cracking up every time I remember April checking my body parts last week because I totally had not seen it coming -- ears, earrings, nose, mouth... nipple? I'll be more prepared next time, and maybe not just sit there like a deer in the headlights.

Also, I have some fabric paints and I'd be happy to decorate a few dresses with designs of favorite animals if you like -- I hear there is a birthday coming up. If you have some plain dresses I could paint those, or I could stop by a thrift store and pick up a few.

[marialuminous.livejournal.com]

What size dress do they wear? Do they have preferred colors? Might they want anything else in addition to frogs and elephants? And it appears you found a frog dress, but do you want a spare in case that one is in the wash?

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

They wear 2T, with no preferred colors that I know of. Robots are also in demand this season, apparently.

[slfisher.livejournal.com]

Check out books by this author:

http://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-Stork-Families-Friends/dp/0763633313/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_c

I've been very impressed by them.

I remember when my daughter came back from daycare to point to her nipples and call them "boo boos." "It's not a *wound*!" I said indignantly, and taught her the correct word.

Which she then went and taught to everyone else at daycare.

The funny thing is that they blamed her dad, and chided him when he went to pick her up. Wasn't *me*, he said, and explained the situation to them (which I'd already explained to him). They humphed, but I never heard anything about it.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec!