So, fall is officially here. Yay! I love fall. The autumn season has always been a favorite of mine. It used to be that fall was something I associated with starting a new year of school, going back, something new, something fresh. But since 2000, I have happily associated fall with the beginning of my relationship with my husband, Daniel. We went on our first date on August 16th, 2000, but because he was leaving the area for his first year of college, I didn’t see him after August 22nd, not again until mid-September. The following year I took tour buses and trains out to Pittsburgh to visit him, and the year after that I moved with him to Pittsburgh. Oh, and two years after that our daughter was born. And lastly, the year after THAT we conceived our son. For those still playing along, that’s 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005. ;)
Alyssa is all ready for the fall. She really hasn’t grown too much since last year (just upwards!), so all of her pants from last year fit her just fine. She inherited my short legs, so at least this year most of her jeans won’t be dragging the ground. I seriously have to roll up the cuffs on 90% of her pants. It’s ridiculous!
Ryan, on the other hand, not so ready…. he has new shirts, about ten of them. But he needs pants. I wasn’t sure what size pants he had leftover from last year, so I decided to wait on buying new ones until I checked out his drawers. Well, I went through them yesterday, and he’s down to one pair of jeans and two pairs of cargo pants. Ridiculous! That kid grows too much. He was wearing 24mo/2T in the summer of 2007, here we are in the fall of 2008 and 5T fits him now. In comparison, Alyssa is wearing 5T loosely, and she’s almost two years older than him. Well, that’s my chunky baby.
So guess who has to go shopping for more baby clothes. Or should I say toddler clothes, since there’s nothing really BABY about a whopping 5 in toddler sizes!
Psst… anyone else who has a horse-sized toddler like mine, check out eBay for onesies. I found a bunch (new! in packaging!) by Gerber that are 4T! I’m stoked!
I noticed while working at Wally World that most girls’ pants are ridiculously long… every time a girl went in the fitting room to try on pants for her school uniform, she came out and you couldn’t see her feet.
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I hope you are able to get Ryan some pants. It must be hard when kids grow every year. It’s easier if you have two of the same sex. My sister inherited all my clothes haha.
I feel you on the clothing situation. Ethan is growing like a weed and I can never seem to keep up with him!
I love eBay! I actually purchased the new baby some sleepers on eBay for ridiculously cheap prices that were still in the package and never worn! Yay for eBay!!! Preparing for a new baby was never so inexpensive this time around..
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My 3 year old can still wear some of his 2T pants because he’s short. He doesn’t really have anywhere to get any height from and he’s not chunky at all. He’s built like my husband was when he was a kid. But he wears 4T in shirts. So I have to buy his shirts/pants separately.
Aww, your so blessed to have two beautiful children and a loving husband. I absolutely love your doggy *points to the flicker*. So cute <3
I can’t say I understand much seeing as I have never had a child, well I’m 17 so duh
although I have done alot of babysitting and I noticed my cousins baby and toddler sound similar to yours size wise. One of her daughters is ever so small, and the other chubby. When she was born she was no bigger than a sugar bag but most definatly lighter. 
Babys can be so costly can’t they? But I geuss their worth every penny 
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