| Author |
Parenting & Farm Kids:  Growing out of clothes!  |
|
|
Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
22944 Posts |
 Posted - May 14 2009 : 5:19:08 PM
|
Nora is growing out of clothes left and right! Each time I do laundry I think I am packing away about half the clothes! It is so hard!!! Every couple of months I look down and realize she is starting to look like a hobo baby because all her pants are highwaters and her long sleeves are 3/4 sleeves. Ooops! LOL
And then of course the season is changing so I need less of the long sleeves and the heavy weight long pants. I still like to have some of the lighter weight long pants to put on for hot days at the park- I don't want her to burn her little legs on the slide!
Somedays I hardly believe how big she is getting!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
Put your pin on the farmgirl map! www.farmgirlmap.blogspot.com |
|
|
kmbrown
True Blue Farmgirl
459 Posts
Misty
Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
USA
459 Posts |
Posted - May 15 2009 : 03:55:25 AM
|
| Alee~ You need to have another baby!!! About the time Titus is growing out of his things William needs them!! I kinda hope this next baby is a girl so I can get more wear out of Trinity's clothes! I'll hardly have to pack anything away then!!!! |
 |
|
|
Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
22944 Posts |
|
|
Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - May 15 2009 : 09:30:16 AM
|
I know what you mean Alee. My two are growing like weeds. I do a lot of clothes shopping for them yard sales. I rarely shop stores since they are getting so expensive and usually little girls clothes are getting alittle trashy looking unless its real little things.
When I yard sale, I look for clothes that are gender neutral (since I have a boy and girl) and no stains or spot or holes.:) Usually the things I find at the yard sales are a lot better made than the ones in the stores anyways. I give myself a limit, like I won't pay more than $1.00 for a whole outfit and it has to be in great shape. Other than that, no more than $.25 per item. I can get more clothes that way and also stock up for the next years seasons.
When the kids outgrow them, I put them in those rubbermaid bins and mark them either, "GIRLS & sizes", "BOYS & sizes" or "BOTH & size". That way if we have another I know just what I need to get out and when. Plus, if someone else needs something for their baby, I can go in and see what I've got and it makes sharing a lot more easy.
I wash everything before it goes in the bins. If it's stained or in bad shape and doesn't wash up well, it gets tossed or used for rags. Some that are stained but not too badly, can got for parts of clothes that I make for the kids or even clothes for their dolls.:D
It makes me feel better to do it this way. I know that all this effort gives everything the longest wear and I haven't wasted my money.
I do get some things at the store like shoes unless they are brand new. :)
I've found that there really isn't much more expense in having two than one. Formula and diapers are the only real expense that is extra but if you are nursing and using cloth diapers, then its really about the same. Even the clothes can be passed down from girl to boy or whatever, so its a lot less costly than one might think :D
hugs
hugs
Jessie
Farmgirl Sister #235
"You are my strength when I am weak. You are the treasure that I seek. You are my all in all. Seeking You as a precious jewel; Lord, to give up I'd be a fool. You are my all in all."
Stop by my blog for a visit www.messiejessie2.blogspot.com |
|
|
|
FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - May 15 2009 : 12:31:17 PM
|
Alee, I hear ya! I've just bundled up 2 garbage bags full of clothing that Violet has already outgrown. She's into 3 month old items at 10 weeks (well, she's 11 weeks today) but some sleepers that SAY 3 mos aren't long enough in the feet area--she's smaller in her shoulders, but the length is where we need the bigger size. She's 23.5 inches long, and has skinny little bird legs so it makes it tough right now! Like Alee, the seasons are changing here, but at night, I like to have her feet covered and out of the 45 pairs of socks I have ONE pair stays on her feet because they're too skinny and her ankles are too skinny. So, her "attire" is limited :) I've a couple of really cute dresses but the little diaper covers that come with them are too big for her non existent waist!
I did find a local church that runs something called "Mercy House" to give my gently used baby items and my maternity clothes to. I feel pretty good about that, anyway. Especially when our Goodwill charges $4.00 for a onsie (I'm not kidding)or throws in the garbage what they have excess of. These girls have nothing so I'd rather give them a leg up--
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
|
|
|
Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
22944 Posts |
|
|
MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - May 15 2009 : 2:19:34 PM
|
Well goodwill thankfully in kansas are priced reasonably and always the same. I don't know if this holds true nationally or just regionally, but.....in Kansas the saturday before a holiday every thing is only 1.10! EVERY thing-clothing! And that even was for the smaller holidays like Mother's Day.
http://www.heathersprairie.blogspot.com |
|
|
| |
Parenting & Farm Kids: Growing out of clothes! |
|
Growing out of clothes!
