Clothes

Or not...Yay! Snow day! Well, actually it's not really a SNOW day, just a too-freezing-to-go-to-school day. Which means I don't have to go to work! You gotta love a free day that you weren't expecting. Apparently yesterday was a too-freezing-to-go-to-school day too, but since I don't usually work on Mondays, I didn't even know the schools were closed.

So, lucky for you (and me), I have some time to write a post while the girls are having their bottles and watching Barney.

In kind of an addendum to my last post, about having teeny tiny girls who won't eat, I thought I'd mention how hard it is to buy clothes for tall skinny kids. I was looking at some of the tags on their new clothes. Cherokee brand (Target) size 24 months is for kids between 33-35.5 inches, weighing 26.5 to 28 lbs. Old Navy brand, size 2T, is for kids 33-36 inches, 30-33 lbs!!! Now that's why I love an adjustable waist!

H and E have definitely outgrown their 6-9 month clothes, except for a few 9 mo onesies that run big. They have mostly outgrown their 12 months clothes, but pretty much only in length, and they are starting to get too long for some of their 18 month clothes. So, I have been buying 24 months, or 2T for summer and next winter.

The majority of their clothes are hand-me-downs from my sister Missy. My niece Claire is a year older than my girls, and is also a teeny tiny little thing. She was full term and is very healthy, but only weighs 26 pounds at 3 1/2. It works out great for us, cause as she is growing out of her clothes, we are growing into them! And my sister has great taste, so we get some REALLY cute clothes.

There is potentially a slight hitch in the hand-me-down situation that really bums me out. Missy just called me last week to ask if I could bring the 12 months clothes to my mom's. Her youngest daughter Kate is outgrowing the 6-9 month clothes! Uh oh. She's going to catch us! I guess that's what happens when your kid totally likes to eat. They go and grow.

I'm guessing by fall Kate will be in the same size as H and E, so we won't be able to get the hand-me-downs anymore. Also, my sister-in-law Sabrina is expecting a girl at the end of May. If this little one is anything like her big brother, she'll pass everyone up, including CLAIRE in a matter of months!

I promise not to complain TOO much, because I really LOVE shopping and buying clothes for my girls. I get to buy not just one cute girlie outfit, but two! It can be expensive though. That's why I buy all of their clothes at Old Navy, Children's Place, and Target. Preferably on clearance. Nothing makes me happier than a good deal on cute baby clothes (or should I say KID clothes?).

I went to the Kensington Valley outlet mall last week with my sister Kim. Children's Place was having a "50% off already reduced prices" sale. I was so excited. I stocked up on some adorable clothes for next winter at incredible prices. I got the girls 4 skirts, 6 tops, 4 pairs of pants, 2 denim jackets, 2 pairs of tights, and 4 pairs of PJ's for $100.00!!! Now that's a deal I just couldn't pass up!