Shopping Day pt: Two

You'd think after a full day of shopping and traveling a 5 month old would be exhausted right? Not mine.

When Monster gets bored of the same four walls and old toys in our house the best way to stop the fuss and whine is to take him somewhere. Which is exactly what we did.

A local (super awesome) specialty baby store in our town is currently having a moving sale; meaning everything is at least 50% off (Thank you Baby Barn!) so the Hubbs and I finally made our way down to check it out today.

Most of the store had already been picked through, but we did find a couple gems!





This adorable Red Rooster shirt was originally $19.99 (which I think is ludicrious for a shirt Monster would only be able to wear a few times before his Monsterous self grows out of the darn thing) but we got it for $5. I think it's overflowing with cuteness and it reminds me of an old sailor tattoo.

Anyone who knows Hubbs knows he's a pretty huge dork. Along with his insane obsession for anything cinema and game related he's also a major comment book nerd. My child is doomed! Anyways, we found some Spiderman wall stickies for Monsters bedroom!





The best thing about them is you can move then whenever, and thy won't peel your paint. So cute! Today was certainly a good shopping day!

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All Clothes are Not Created Equally.

When it comes to baby clothes, sizes are all over the map for my Monster. Yes, it is overwhelmingly frustrating!

Ok, I get that he is a big boy! Why do the clothing companies have to conspire against us to make me feel like he looks like a toddler at 5 months? Warning: I've gone into dramatic mode.

When Monster was born, he was a little too small for the 0-3 month clothing we had on hand, but he was born far too big to make it worth buying anything in newborn. I was right, as he fit into his 0-3 month clothing by the time he reached about 2 weeks old.

Since then, he hasn't stopped! From what I've found, the infant clothing brands sold at our local big box store (Zellers, HBC); Cherokee and Little Tikes fit generally as the tags say they will. The swim trunks he wore at the beach today were 3-6 months (Little Tikes), fit him perfectly and he is barely 5 months old.

However, if we decide to shop at Walmart for any clothing we have to round up. A lot. Walmart does not have much to chose from in the way of size 6-9 month clothing. Rounding up? Monster is just a little too small for a 12 month outfit from George brand clothing. That is WAY off the charts for clothing sizes.

Please Mum is a higher quality children's clothing store (brand) that thankfully fits Monster dead on! It's obviously a little more expensive then Walmart, but in most cases to do with Walmart, you get what you pay for. I've never actually boughten him anything from Please Mum, except for 4 shirts on major clearance sale. The rest of his Please Mum has been gifts.

The rate of Monster's growth, and the differences in sizing wouldn't be too much trouble if I were a millionaire and could afford to buy him his clothes as he needed it, not having to result in SALE HUNTS! I love a good deal, especially on infant clothing that Monster is going to grow out of in a month or two. Ideally I would like to sale hunt, pre-buy his clothing a season in advance (example: buy out the clearance summer clothes from this year, in a size he can wear next summer) and be set. Who's to say what size he'll be in in a year?

As a parent, how did you live modestly with a growing Monster(s)?