"Prettiest boy i know" comes to mind, said with a smile.

That's when my son got his firs thaircut, when he was mistaken for a girl, despite the obvious boy clothes. And when my baby girl, dressed head to toe in pink and wearing a shirt that said "Daddy's Girl" was mistaken for a boy, I didn't know what to say or do.

My MIL says her third boy was always mistaken for a girl and she eventually just started saying thank you (to compliments about how pretty "she" was) because she got tired of correcting people.

Everytime that someone says "Oh, isn't he cute!" about my daughter, I just smile and say, "Yup, he is!" It's not worth the hassle to argue or tell them they're wrong. I've even had people do that when she was covered in a bright pink outfit with hearts and flowers. People don't always think or look before they speak.

When my daughter was a baby she didn't have a lot of hair and she was mistaken for a boy quite a lot (eventhough she was dressed in pinkish colors). My husband would get very annoyed and he would point out the mix match. I wasn't bothered by this and sometimes I would say something and sometimes not. Now with my little boy is the same thing (his hair is a little longer)! I guess people are just a tiny bit superficial an they don't pay attention to details. It will pass...

What are you dressing the poor kid in?! Get your son some boyish-manly clothes!!!

HC//I swear, I'm dressing him in some cute boy outfits.

My boy is 5, very boy-ish and he still gets it. But now he's old enough that I'm off the hook. He replies very matter of fact "I'm a boy. My name is Julian." He doesn't get defensive or offended like I would, he handles it much better than me!

Ignore the boy or girl comment, just focus on the fact that you have a cute kid. Their identity will soon reveal as the get bigger. Cherish these moment and comments, it will be gone forever before you know it.

Most of the time I don't correct them, and just thank them for the compliment. My girl gets mistaken for a boy more often than not. Who can tell when a baby is small, unless they are dressed according to our societal gender codes? I am not going to dress her in pink every day just so that a stranger knows she is a girl when delivering a compliment. If I do correct them, I'll just reply with the proper pronoun inserted, and if they are embarrassed about the mistake I reassure them that there is no way they could be expected to tell the difference. I think it is a shame that people feel they have to worry about such things so early.