When my son was born, we chose green as a theme colour for his room, his birth announcement (a non-UK tradition where we send friends & family a card announcing his name, birth, weight, etc.), etc. We weren't obsessive about this in any way, he has clothes and toys in all colours. Then we bought new suitcases and I automatically chose green for him, pink for myself (I usually get pink accessories) and blue for my husband, so we can immediately see which is which. Then we got individual laundry baskets, and again I chose them in the same colours, it just seemed to make sense.
I'm expecting my second child, and almost without realising I was doing it, I've already 'assigned' him a colour. I've already bought a suitcase and laundry basket matching his colour. And I've bought matching cups & plates for both my toddler & baby in 'their' colour. I can already see buying them colour coded towels, phone chargers, and other things as they get older.
Am I crazy or does this make sense? I feel like we will avoid some arguments about who left their towel on the floor, and everyone will know which cup is theirs etc. I don't want it to be restrictive in any way, for example clothes and shoes should be any colour they want, but I feel it can help to colour code some things.
Does anyone else do this?