As the cooler weather begins, I find myself in a conundrum. Matthew is clearly in 18-month clothes. He's not there height wise, but he sure is there with the fact that I can't get him in 12-month clothes anymore...the kids is a total brick.
Hailey is another story. I'll bet that if I bought her 12-month clothes, they'd fit for a little while longer. The thing is, I'm not going to go out and buy her new clothes just to have her grow out of them in 2 months. She's going to be put into her 18-month Fall clothes and I will roll the shit out of her sleeves and pant legs. I feel kind of bad b/c they're really nice clothes, but the rolled arms and legs give her a vagabond look...not what I was going for, but it's out of necessity at this point.
What would you do? Get her some 12-month clothes to make it through? Or just go with the 18-month clothes knowing that at least she'll grow into those.
She is also making her way around the main floor in an interesting way. She is using the clothes hamper as a walker...actually, she's using whatever she can find as a walker. She's still too afraid to let go and try it herself. Bill and I have gotten a few independent steps out of her upstairs in her bedroom, but I can't get her to try it while it's just us. Some people would say, "why don't you get her a walker?" Good point, but she's only going to use it for a month (tops)! I'm not going to spend any kind of money on a walker if I don't have to. Plus, she'll get there...I feel like I'm getting a walker for free with the hamper! God help Matt if he tries to do it with her though...she gets so mad!
I think that's all of the things that I can be called cheap for today. Clothes and a walker (or lack thereof). I'm sure I'll think of more...
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6 comments:
That's not cheap, that's practical which I'm learning reigns supreme with twins! I'm still stuffing Claire into newborns because we don't really have enough 3 month clothes to share without me doing laundry everyday-not that I don't do laundry everyday anyhow! We have a trip to DE coming up and I'd much rather hit the outlets for new clothes!
oh I'm super cheap! I only buy neutrals and since Connor is bigger, he wears everything first and then Kendra wears the same stuff 6 - 8 weeks later. Right now she's wearing all his BLUE babygrows (onesies) because I'm not letting all those good clothes go to waste.
I totally agree about the walking ring by the way!
Both of my girls used a doll baby stroller as a walker. They played with the stroller long after they were walking on their own.
I vote for buying bigger clothes. Honestly, I think kids look better in clothes that are bigger, and after so many washes, I swear stuff shrinks! Oh, and you know that I hear exercise balls are good for learning to walk. My nephew learned on my sister-in-law's exercise ball. I think we're going to give it a shot too - get some use out of that darn thing!
I am doing the same thing with my girls... buying 18 months even though it is big right now. Actually, what I did was get all 18m size and then a few 12m size leggings on sale. That way they have pants that fit and they aren't tripping over the long legs and I just pair them with the 18m tops.
Oh...Hey - the plastic food we bought was at TRU.
http://tinyurl.com/yaqv4kk
We got it for Charlotte when she about 1 1/2. It does have a few cardboard pieces and it had 2 small items that I tossed for fear of swallowing/choking. But 85 pieces for $9.99 is a great deal and she still plays with them, along with the babies now. The babies love them.
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