I Want "Baby's First Year" Paper Dolls

Adrienne Martini — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT

I'm both attracted and repulsed by the Pregnant Paper Dolls.

At first, it seemed like a minor sign of genius. And I was seconds away from buying 4 dozen just to have on hand for showers, birthdays and weddings.

Then I got a closer look at some of the outfits, where mom-to-be goes from a skinny hipster to a round bride and a schleppy new mom. Which isn't untrue, I guess. But aren't paper dolls supposed to be aspirational rather than realistic? I mean, when I was 42-weeks pregnant in the middle of a July heatwave, the last thing I wanted to play with was an accurate representation of how I felt.

That's if I could have gotten my swollen fingers to work well enough to cut them out.

It just strikes me as more fun -- and a better sales tool -- to give a new mom a fantasy to indulge in, rather than a glimpse of the sweatpants to come. Maybe that's just me -- and you are all skinny hipsters ready to get your mitts on this book.

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I Want "Baby's First Year" Paper Dolls