October 2nd, 2008
It’s 2008 and both Chicago baseball teams are in the MLB postseason. This is the first time since 1906 that that’s happened. I’m tickled and as a White Sox fan, I hope the best for Chicago’s South Side team. I feel so good and I want my niece to have a little piece of history. I’m tempted to find baby clothes that have the White Sox logo.
It’s funny what emotions people will attach to clothes. Rather than seeing the juxtaposition of an adult activity (in this case, baseball) with the cuteness of baby clothes, I’ve actually seen some people make comments about the particular team. I’m a huge baseball fan and I’ve traveled to various cities to watch games. I’ve made it a point to buy my niece something from every baseball game I’ve been to. To me, seeing my niece in cute baby clothes that have any MLB logo (even the Chicago Cubs) is more important than which specific team she’s wearing.
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September 30th, 2008
I love games. Board games, card games, computer games, sporting events, I enjoy it all. I even enjoy the games we have to play that don’t necessarily have a scoring system. A lot of those types of games arise from life’s situations. Let me explain.
My niece is 16 months old right now. At the beginning of the summer we had plenty of summer baby clothes for her to wear. As we got closer to September, my wife and I decided it would be a good idea to stock up on warmer baby clothes. At the store, we inadvertently started looking for baby clothes that matched her current age. What we needed to be doing was looking at the next size larger since any baby clothes we bought now would be too small when she needed them in the future. We had 4-5 outfits planned when I finally mentioned that she would be too big for the baby clothes we had selected.
That’s what I mean by life’s games. In the area of baby clothes, you have to shop for the future as well as the present. You can’t buy for the current season and think the clothes will be good for next year. Your child will be too grown. If you’re shopping for baby clothes for the upcoming season, you have to take the child’s age during that season into account when choosing clothes in the present.
So, there you have it. Be smart and have fun with life’s little games.
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September 28th, 2008
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!
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September 24th, 2008
I think one of the most exciting things to shop for is a new pet or a new baby. I recently got a pug (four months old, female, beautiful, very well behaved and well mannered), and shopping for her was a lot of fun. But there’s only so much to shop for for a dog. A baby, on the other hand, requires a lot of preparation! Baby furniture is just the tip of the iceberg, and even that is a lot. Cribs, playpens, strollers, car seats, high chairs… then there are the optional things like slings, baby swings, cradles, bassinets. But the fun stuff, the REALLY fun stuff, are the baby clothes, diapers, bibs, towels, and accessories like pacifiers, diaper bags and diapering essentials, breastfeeding supplies, toys and musical CDs.
When you think about it, it’s amazing that there are literally thousands of items to buy for a new baby. I know we spent a decent chunk of change and time on new baby things for Alyssa. With our second child, we didn’t have to get the big things, but we needed a lot of new boys clothes, since we were having a boy, and obviously he wouldn’t look too good in pink or purple.
What was your favorite baby purchase?
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July 25th, 2008
So, here is my secret for shopping for baby clothes for two toddlers without breaking the bank: shop between seasons. It sounds like a strange thing to do, to wait until the end of summer before buying summer clothes, but I promise you you’ll save a lot of money, and here’s why: stores push the season merchandise before the season begins. This means that by the time summer is nearing an end, the retailers need to get the fall and winter clothes out on the floor. So they clearance all of the summer merchandise to get it out of the way.
Shopping between seasons for baby clothes and childrens clothes works with retail stores, specialty boutiques, and online stores like sandboxcouture.com. They key is waiting for the right time. For spring and summer clothes, check out stores in July and August. For winter clothing, check out stores in March and April.
By shopping between seasons, you’ll save as much as 75% on clothes! Here’s an example of what I picked up last week: four pairs of toddler girls’ shorts, four tank tops, and two pairs of toddler boys’ shorts. Guess how much I spent? Ready for it? $30. That’s right. $30! Thanks to the items being on clearance, I spent an average of $3 per item. These clothes are normally priced anywhere from $3.99 to $12.99 each. 
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