Have you seen this video of little Sadie who doesn’t want her brother to grow up? It is so sweet how much she loves her brother. She thinks he’s so cute she doesn’t want him to change and his smile shows he thinks she’s pretty cool too. Sibling love. It’s just the best, right?!
As parents we hope our little ones will celebrate their special bond and retain it into adulthood, which is one of the reasons we design big sister shirts and big brother shirts, and also why we adored this video so much we just had to share it!
This girl seriously deserves a big sister tshirt, right?!
Big Sister Shirts & Big Brother Shirts AND Tips for Twins & Multiples
After helping a friend with newborn twin girls for a few hours a couple of years ago, one thing was very clear – two babies are MUCH harder than one! So if you’re a mama to multiples or about to become one, the tips PopSugar Moms recently posted can be especially helpful. Some are great tips for parenting in general too and we’ve highlighted a few here along with our big sister shirts and big brother shirts that make nice visuals for each.
Babies are notorious night owls, so this is great advice: “… we alternate nights for who has to get up. That way you do get a full night’s sleep every other night.” (Shown: Playful Owls Big Sister Tshirt and Big Brother T shirt)
We’re suckers for twins that are dressed alike, but coordinating outfits are just as cute as matching ones: “Don’t forget each child is their own person. Just because they are twins doesn’t mean they will like everything the same.” (Shown: Over the Rainbow Big Sister Tshirt and Super Big Sister Tshirt; Under Construction Big Brother T shirt and Super Big Brother T shirt)
Good advice for any mom with more than one child, twins or not: “Give them ten minutes a day of ‘special’ time with mom.” (Shown: Kids Play Big Sister Tshirt and Big Brother T shirt)
Read all of the tips here (and see some seriously cute twin pix too!).
Big Moments in Time
Did you see our post last week featuring all of the photos of the birthday infographics our readers sent to us? If not, check it out here – it’s so cool! Having our creations being used and appreciated and having an impact on the lives of little ones and their parents is truly the inspiration for designing our line of personalized baby gifts.
That collage got us thinking about other big moments in wee ones’ lives – birthdays, first steps, welcoming a new sibling, the first day of school – and how thrilled our personalized growth charts, big sister shirts, big brother shirts, and 1st birthday shirts have been there to help celebrate those times.
We love that baby June was wearing one of our personalized onesies when she took her first steps!!
Jake wore a big brother t shirt to the hospital to meet his sister Grayson.
Twins Graham and Eric celebrated their big day wearing their My 1st Birthday shirts.
Moving into a new house meant this little girl got her own room and the 1 To 10 personalized growth chart to accent it.
Have our personalized baby gifts been a part of your child’s big moment? If so, please share how our big sister shirts, big brother shirts, etc have had an impact, we’d love to hear from you!
4 Ways a Big Sister Tshirt or Big Brother T shirt Can Help
If you have a toddler, you understand the challenges and awe-inspiring moments that come with the territory. It can be frustrating one minute and smile-inducing the next. Watching your babies become little individuals with personalities is amazing, which is why we connected with the recent post on Babble called 7 Ways My 4 Year Old is Changing (read it here).
It’s a special thing to experience as a parent, but when you add a new baby to the mix, it can also be difficult. You want your child to be excited about the addition, but they’re going through a lot of changes already themselves. There are different strategies to help with the transition, like special one-on-one time, and we’d like to think that our big brother shirts and big sister shirts are one way to create excitement and help reduce some of the anxiety a toddler can feel when their role in the family changes.
A big brother t shirt or big sister tshirt can reinforce kids are:
- Not a baby, they’re a big kid now
- Still special and that will never change
- More capable of helping out and being independent
- Proud to take on a new role and have a little one to help watch over
(Shown: Only Child Expiring Big Brother T shirt; Color It Up and Taped Up big sister shirts; Something to Say Big Brother T shirt)
How did you help your toddler adjust to having a new sibling?
In the News: Like a Girl
Because we design personalized baby gifts, we like to keep things light and focus on fun freebies, décor, and fashion, but as parents we know there are weightier things in the world we need to talk to our children about. Like their self-confidence and self-worth.
The new #LikeaGirl commercial has brought attention to that subject. Have you seen it? We have and as mothers of little girls – and boys – we really love it! As strong, independent, working moms, we know that doing something “like a girl” is a very good thing, so we appreciate having this topic in the news as it gives us – and other moms and dads – the opportunity to discuss it with our kids.
If you haven’t seen the #LikeaGirl commercial, check it out here.
We know some girls prefer dolls while some boys prefer trucks, but often kids just like what they like! That’s why the designs of our personalized growth charts come in colors suited for both boys and girls, no matter what the theme is, and why our big sister shirts and big brother shirts share a lot of the same designs. We also customize our line of personalized baby gifts as requested because it’s all about what makes kids truly happy.
That’s why we do what we do.
Why Have Kids Close in Age (or Not)
We recently read 7 Reasons Siblings Love Being Close in Age on PopSugar Moms and as designers of big brother shirts and big sister shirts and parents to kids pretty close in age, it really made us smile. While we know there’s no right or wrong amount of time in between kids – it’s all about what’s right for each family – and not all sibling relationships are determined solely on age, we hope all 7 of these reasons are true for our kiddos and yours!
The article says having kids close in age can help get sibling rivalry out of the way early. We agree and also think having them wear a big sister tshirt or big brother t shirt can help build a strong bond with their new little sib and establish a sense of pride and connection.
Read the other six reasons here.
(Shown: Color It Up Big Sister Tshirt and Stamped Style Big Brother T shirt — these styles also have matching personalized onesies!)
Freebie: Summer Fun Sibling Interview
Summer vacation is in full swing, are the kiddos getting bored yet? For your sake, we hope not! But if you are looking for some fun activity, our fab designers took a short break from designing personalized baby gifts, big sister shirts, and big brother shirts to create another freebie for you.
Here’s a summer fun sibling interview that brothers and sisters can fill out and get them thinking (and giggling too!). Hopefully it will also allow them to learn a little more about each other because there’s really nothing like building a strong sibling bond, right? And how cute would it be if the kids were wearing a big brother t shirt or big sister tshirtwith coordinating little sibling personalized onesies or tees while completing the interview sheet?!
(download our sibling interview here)
(Here are some of our favorites: Stamped Style Big Sister Tshirtand Big Brother T shirt; Playful Doodles Big Sister Tshirt and Big Brother T shirt)
Petitle Lemon In Real Life – Twins Turn One!
Recording childhood milestones and memories is one of the main reasons we design personalized baby gifts. We love helping parents keep a tangible memento of those special times with personalized onesies, big sister shirts, big brother shirts, or 1st birthday shirts and we’re beyond thrilled when our customers let us in on those moments too. Read on for some insight into, Andria the mama of our darling twin’s In Real Life story:
What are your boys’ names & how old are they:
Graham Loren and Eric Jeffrey, age 1 year
What do you love about having twins?!
I love that they have each other. Watching them interact is awesome. They look at one another and just giggle.
What has been the most challenging?
Juggling two kids who are in the exact same stage. I don’t get to just sit and snuggle with one because then I am leaving the other one out. I try to be as fair as possible with my time and attention for each of them.
Most surprising?
Seeing their little personalities develop. I could tell they were different while they were in my belly, but it is fun to see they have maintained those same characteristics now. One is more mellow, while the other is more high strung.
What are your fav Petite Lemon products and why?
We loved the birthday shirts for their first birthday. We also used the free birthday printouts from your blog (click here) and people at the party loved those. The other item we love are the personalized growth charts. We bought each of the boys the Navy pennant chart for their room.
What is your favorite blog right now?
http://karenrussell.typepad.com/
Karen is amazing and real. And she teaches amazing photography classes. I just finished taking her class for the second time.
Your fav Instagram?
@sisterhoodofsecrets
Define motherhood in one word?
Enlightening.
Wonderful, Andria! Thanks for letting us be a part of your boys’ special day and for letting us share it with our readers!
If you own any of our personalized baby gifts, big brother shirtsor big sister shirts, please let us know, we’d love to share your kiddo’s story and photo. Contact us at buzz @ petitelemon (dot) com.
What We Love Now: Fun Birthday Girl Party Themes
Last week we shared three fun birthday party ideas for boys from PopSugar Moms that we paired with the perfect 1st birthday shirts, so this week we’re highlighting three fab parties ideal for girls. And one of our favorite things about these parties?They don’t only rely on the color pink to be ultra-feminine and pretty.
The aqua blue Chic Chevron 1st birthday onesie is an idyllic outfit to wear to this Dreamy Under the Sea 1st birthday party. (Details here)
She’ll definitely be the star at a Breakfast at Tiffany’s-inspired party and a quick change into the Playful Party Hat birthday tee for the cake smash would be a smart wardrobe choice. (Details here)
As if we didn’t think the Four Legged Friendly party theme was sweet enough, our line of personalized baby gifts made an appearance in the goody bags! The Colorful Number 1st birthday onesie would have had tails wagging too. (Details here)
We can’t decide which of these 1st birthday shirts and party themes are our favorite, but we think each would be even more fun with some colorful personalized baby gifts. And of course, big thanks to PopSugar Mom for being such a fantastic source of ideas for us mamas and daddies!
Our Fave Childhood Vacation Spots
When you were little did your family go to the same place for vacation each year or was each summer a new adventure? While there are so many wonderful places to visit and explore, there’s also something comforting about returning each year to a family cabin by the lake or grandma’s house in the woods.
We took a fun walk down memory lane thinking about some of our favorite childhood vacation spots. We picked a few and paired them with the big brother shirts and big sister shirts we’ll dress our wee ones in when we take them back to our fave childhood summer haunts.
Living in the Bay Area, a day trip to play tourists in San Francisco was a must and included clam chowder at Fisherman’s Wharf followed by big ice cream sundaes in Ghiradelli Square. (Shown: Skyline Big Brother T shirt and Big Sister Tshirt)
It was camping, definitely not glamping, that we did as kids at Lake Shasta and Burney Falls in Northern California, though nowadays we may lean more towards the glamping side. (Shown: Playful Owls and Kids Play big brother shirts and big sister shirts)
Disneyland was, and still is, an all-time favorite destination that takes us to our happy place. (Shown: Charming Castle and Looks Like Me Princess big sister shirts)
Vancouver BC is a gorgeous city and to visit it as well as the World’s Fair in 1986 was an amazing experience, so we’d love to take our kids to a future one – maybe the 2015 World’s Fair in Milan, Italy. (Around the World Big Brother T shirt and Big Sister Tshirt)
We still daydream about those relaxing, sunny days spent playing in the sand and splashing in the water in Laguna Beach. (Shown: Whale of Fun Big Brother Tshirt and Big Sister Tshirt)
Where did you spend your summer vacations? Which of our big sister shirtsand big brother shirts would be perfect for your kids to wear there?