Mai and Ringo provide me with incentive (twincentive?) to purchase tantalizingly tiny items for babies of both genders. With Mama Allie’s commitment to earth consciousness ever at the fore, a sack full of finds from Grow makes a terrific treat, times two.

Since togs don’t necessarily delight the small set as do toys, and since I do so dearly miss my sushi, while at Stinky Pants I picked up a few of these precious playsets for when our playgroup population achieves the 3+ age mark.

The days of “My ____ went to _____ and all I got was this lousy tee shirt” are blessedly over. Yet when I happened upon the Chicago cap and truth-declaring tee display at Little Threads, who could blame me for buying all of our cubs some coordinated clothing?

Not planning a Midwest adventure? Shop online -- and tell ‘em Isabelle sent you!