Shopping for toys - Monday and Tuesday

I spent several hours doing  " research" for toys for our little G.

Her seventh birthday is only a month away

Then exactly a month from then is Christmas.

I can't believe what I found.

I'm hoping I can convince papa.

He is of the mindset 

 if a little girl has a few dolls 

why would we buy more?

When I was growing up 

we were given a new baby doll every Christmas.

There are some great Options for this year.

These look like she did as a baby but aren't an option really.

 They are A.Dor.Able. 

But seem more like collectors dolls 

than ones for a little girl to play with.

Wasnt she the cutest little baby!

Oh how I wish I wouldve been able to love on that lil Munchkin!

Not sure how I feel about this doll.

the two girls in the middle........

I love pita from Karito kids.

 it looks like this doll is hard to find,

 manufacturing issues.

 she is really pretty tho.

Corolle has a few options




I love this one




This one


This one

I found these dolls when searching

 "almond shaped eyes"

 at Am*erican G*rl dolls:

This is cute.

This one is pretty adorable.

Im thinking this set is my favorite.

We could always give her the girl with Birthday 

and the boy for Christmas. I love these.

the little boy makes me think of  Gs little boyfriend

at the Orphanage.

You can see he is wearing her glasses here 

and they are exchanging kisses!

He was adopted just a few months before Lil G

His older sister was volunteering at the orphanage while we were there!

and he is sporting an extra chromosome too!

This is the last one from Am*rican girls.

The only drawback is her short hair!

As well as this one

I also found a discussion of mamas 

at Baby center (didnt know about this place!)

 it seems like Im not the only one with the 

Same. Exact. Idea.~ 

mamas looking for baby dolls

 that resembled their little ones with Down Syndrome.

 Since Grace has similar colorings to other cultures

 that commonly have almond shaped eyes

 many of the babies I found look like her.

 Im sad for the blond haired blue eyed little girls

 that have Down Syndrome. 

Do you think it matters that the eyes are shaped differently? 

Does it matter to your daughter????

 I was wondering if Am*erican g*rl dolls could be made to look more like the little beauties with Down Syndrome

 without messing them up 

like another "down Syndrome baby dolls"  

 I was wondering if taking the mold to one of these dolls I have chosen with almond shaped eyes

take Ivy for instance......

 and changing the eye color

 and hair color would work?

 The moms on the board I linked to have e-mailed the company and have commented about getting a standard form letter in reply.

 I am thinking about calling them personally. 

(there is a number 1-800-360-1861)

One of the moms had the same idea I did.

seems straight forward.

I thought you could do that......

But each time I tried to design my own doll 

it showed me a list of dolls that were already made.

 I was wondering if several of us called and mentioned these ideas the company might listen?

 They do actually offer hearing aids, glasses, 

and many other devices for dolls.

 Im not seeing why they might hesitate if enough people cared.

 I truthfully dont think G will care if her baby looks "just like her". I had a baby doll that looked Asian and she was my favorite. in fact I might need to go unpack her and see what Little G thinks.

While we are on the subject of toys

I had some shopping to do after dinner last night

after all the doll searching.......

When I returned home last night I was told that her "cat piano "

Meow sic piano

Was no more.

RIP meow-sic.

Symphony in B musical toy.

I had found a perfect gift that I wanted to tuck away for Christmas by the same company.

We love their toys!

These two toys were created by B toys.

purchased at Targ*t

You can read an incredible post here 

about their philosophy and mission!

We own three soon to be four of their toys, 

plus I love to purchase them as gifts as often as possible!

Papa is of the mindset that we need to replace the piano

 with the same toy.

But after two years, Im still on the fence.

We know its durable and that she will love it.

but I dont know if I can stand more "cat music".

What about you,

have you started shopping?

Are there any toys on your list?

Toys in the toybox your child couldnt live without?

share with us.....

inquiring minds want to know.....

(sorry this post took 2 days!!!!