Harlow carries a purse. Like, all the time.
It's a small red canvas bag that belonged to an adult at some point, although I'm not sure who. I honestly have no idea where it came from. But that doesn't matter, because it appears to be the perfect size for a baby. Like maybe a bag manufacturer decided to target the 12-18 month-old demographic.
Harlow pulled it out of Mazzy's toy chest several months ago and has been developing an attachment ever since. She used to just carry it around the house, but now Harlow gets mad if you try to make her leave the house without it.
Here she is, packing her purse up to go, while Mike puts on her socks.
Harlow took her purse to a birthday party last weekend. She carried it THE ENTIRE TIME. Slung over her shoulder, while plowing through passed appetizers, like a grown-up.
I didn't have the heart to tell her it clashed with her outfit.
A tiny baby carrying a purse while wandering freely around a party full of adults is quite the spectacle, you should know. I overheard about 1000 fascinated comments.
"Is that baby carrying a purse?"
"I wonder what's inside that baby's purse…"
"HAHAHAHA! LOOK AT THE BABY WITH THE PURSE!!!"
There are a few purses Harlow can choose from at home, but she clearly likes the red one the best. She likes pairing it with many things, mostly clothing she finds in my closet. One of her favorite things is to grab yoga pants and tights out of my drawer and drape them around her neck as she wanders from room to room.
It's all very FABULOUS.
As far as babies go.
She also loves to wear jewelry and has never met a necklace (or iPhone cord), she didn't immediately want to throw over her head.
Thank god I went to Mardi Gras once upon a time so I've got tons of beaded necklaces appropriate for my one-year-old. Ironic, right?
When Harlow's not scaring me with strangling hazards, she can be found pairing her purse with a baby doll she likes to rest on her opposite shoulder. On most days, you can find her in the exact stance below:
FYI- Harlow's doll can't keep her clothes on. No doll in our house can.
Usually after resting the doll on her shoulder for a sufficient amount of time, she'll grab her mini stroller and stick Miss No Clothes in there. Then she'll hang her purse over the stroller handle, wave goodbye and push it right out of the room.
Yesterday, watching her little sister balance her purse, her phone, and her baby doll all at once for the umpteenth time, Mazzy started calling Harlow "Miss Mommy".
As in, "Come on, Miss Mommy. Let's go play in the hallway."
Is there anything more adorable than your four-year-old daughter calling your purse-toting one-year-old "Miss Mommy"?
Well, maybe one thing.
On Sunday, we went to brunch for my mother's birthday. We were about to leave when Mazzy ran back to grab Harlow's purse. I assumed the worst and thought Mazzy was claiming the purse as her own.
"Mazzy, that's Harlow's purse."
"I KNOW, MOM. I put her stuff in it so she can take it."
Inside was a barrette, a block, and a little gold unicorn. "Harlow's stuff".
These girls really do kill me.
Excuse me. Little ladies.
Oh my, so cute! Gotta love that she knows what she likes!! 😉
The bunny slippers are killing me! Love your girls 🙂 My girls have a bit of a bag obsession too… the bags have overrun their closets!
Am I really the first to comment on the adorable bunny slippers in the last picture??? (One of my girls had a purse/shoe/hat obsession at this same age. If she couldn’t find a hat, she wasn’t above plunking a purse on her head as a substitute…)
So sweet! And her little shoe/socks and bunny slippers kill me!
Nope. Someone beat you to it!
OMG That is adorable! Mazzy bringing her sisters purse and filling it with her stuff! <3 priceless! I love Mazzy's and Harlow's love story <3
Swoon!
At the same age my son had a major obsession with a little gold purse and my heeled boots. Quickly replaced with an obsession with superhero outfits.
Now I’m generally satisfied if he’s wearing clean clothes :.)
My 2 year-old is the same–naked baby doll (though sometimes baby gets to wear shoes and socks), stroller, purse at all times. It’s crazy adorable.
LOL, this is perfect. My daughter has a similar obsession, but the purse in question is a little Kate Spade that I’m of course using! I did go to pack it up for a rare night out and found a minion in it 🙂
Please tell me more about the chalkboard/magnetic section of wall in the 2nd to last picture. I’m seriously considering trying to do something similar. How did you make it magnetic? Is it painted on the wall or painted on something stuck to the wall? Thanks!
Your girls are hilarious. and I’m sorry, but is that a WALK IN CLOSET? get out.
Our front door was already metal and then we painted it with chalkboard paint. But I’m pretty sure they also make magnetic chalkboard paint if your door is not metal.
It’s a great space saver for an apartment where we have absolutely no room for an easel. We use the long Tegu blocks to hold a big piece of paper so Mazzy can draw there too. They are super strong magnets!
We actually built that closet and Mike’s closet, which is not walk-in, by taking off a few feet of our master bedroom. We did it while I was pregnant with Mazzy because Mike had been using the closet in her room for all his clothes before we had kids. Before the renovation, I had a regular closet and then just wall. We brought that wall out into the room so that we would have a second closet and my closet would be bigger.
Our baby dolls are all naked as well. What is up with that? We call them the nudee-babies. One of my friends (who actually knows stuff about kids) told me that all toddlers take the clothes off their dolls constantly and THAT is normal. I used to put them back on, but I gave up. Waste of time. Now they are all nudee, all the time.
Harlow’s bunny slippers really compliment her purse. This is just pure fucking cuteness right here. Just seeing pictures of your girls make my ovaries hurt.
So adorable! Unrelated question – where is your living room rug from? I love it and have been looking for a similar shade forever!
I am so jealous of your apartment. OMG! I wish I never left NYC to raise the kids 🙂
Smart! And gives you more buffer space to block out noise.
One last q – where is your buffet in the living room from? Looking for a similar piece.
My girl has an obsession with her bumblebee lunch box. It is pretty adorable!
Umm the best part of it all is that she actually KNOWS how to carry a purse (on her elbow) while so many lovely women I see on the streets don’t. Miss Mommy fashionista!!
Our baby dolls can keep clothes on, but none of the Build-a-Bears can for longer than five minutes.
Adorable! Your little girls are absolutely beautiful. You better watch out with Mazzy, she is going to steal a few hearts! 🙂
I love this so much! My little Maddie did all of this when she was Harlow’s age too, except her purse was one of my old black Coach purses. She would take that bag with her everywhere last year, would talk on her play cell phone, carry her baby & even stroll her baby around the house with her purse & baby stroller. These are such fun times and moments as they grow into little toddlers!
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I am a grandmother who frantically went in search of answers on the net. My granddaughter, Georgia aged 18 months, has an obsession with a tiny vintage crocodile purse. She grabs it whenever they leave the house. Despite it’s size, she wants to stuff her teddy and toys in it when leaving the house. She takes her own selfies using the smart phone and knows how to leave voice notes albeit in baby babble. She is a real Missy, poised and fixated on sporting this purse on her shoulder. Your daughters are adorable!