World Rhino Day!

This summer when we went to Naartjie Tillie picked out this shirt for Teddy.  She liked it because it looked like "badges".  The center circle says "22 Sept World Rhino Day".  Yesterday we went to church, so it wasn't the best day for the tee so we pulled it out today.  World Rhino Day is actually a thing.  He's wearing it over a light blue Zara tee, Crazy 8 skinny jeans and red TOMS.  No, we didn't comb his hair this morning.  Yes, I'm hoping to get it cut next week.

Tillie's wearing a Mini-Boden butterfly tee I got for $2.50 at a JBF sale.  I got the near match Mini-Boden striped velour pants for $4 at the All About Kids sale the same day.  I didn't expect that they would be so short on her.  Hopefully she gets one or two more wears at school before they get too short and are relegated to home.  I layered it over a white Cherokee tee.

Birthday Party

Tillie and Teddy's cousin Grace had a birthday party today.  Tillie wore Matilda Jane My Love Shrug(4), Bobbi Jo dress(2) and Polkie Flare leggings(4).  I got the shrug at a garage sale for 50¢ last year.  Seriously.  It's actually in really crappy shape and has stains(I did get some out), but still.  Because I'm a nerd, Tillie wore the same outfit last year to this party.  The leggings aren't rolled at the waist this year.

Teddy wore some awesome Gap Dressy Style patchwork madras pants I bought on facebook with a light blue Zara tee.

Inconsistent Sizing - Boys Clothes

I brought this up a few days ago, but I decided to do a little photo shoot to prove my point.  We'll see if it's actually noticeable or not.  (Part of me has the feeling that it might work better in 18-24m or 2t.)  My little guy is currently around 23ish lbs and 31ish" tall.  (To my measuring.  He has a doctor's appointment in a week.)  So, he's not very big at 18 months.  All of the shirts he's wearing in these photos are size 12-18m/18m and have been washed and dried.  I've listed each company's size chart information as well.

First Impressions(Macy's) - 18m (29-31", 22-26lbs)

I really like the fit of this shirt.  The sleeves aren't actually as short as they look in this photo, he just wanted to "see" the monster.

babyGap - infant boy 12-18m (29-31" 22-27lbs)

This one is a body double and the fit is great.

Baby Boden  - 12-18m (30-32.5", 22-26.5lbs)

In my experience, all Mini-Boden runs a little big.  They always seem to wear a size smaller than tagged.  Teddy's still comfortably wearing 6-12m Boden shirts.  (This isn't just boys though, Tillie's still wearing 2-3y Boden as well.)  I think this shirt is too long in length and the sleeves are a touch long as well.

Carter's - 18m (30.5 – 32.5", 24.5 – 27.5 lbs)

Carter's size chart is slightly different from the other brands so far, but not ridiculously so.  Teddy doesn't have many 18-24m shirts for summer, so I picked this up at Kohl's with a coupon a couple weeks ago.  The 24m were so large that I knew they would be HUGE this summer.  As Tillie was able to wear this 18m no problem I'm confident Teddy will be able to wear this until the weather cools again.  Right now, it's a little long for my taste.

Gymboree - 12-18m (29-31", 22-27lbs)

This shirt is HUGE.  I think the fit is more what I would consider 2t.  Maybe he'll be able to wear it in the fall but the phrase makes more sense on a littler guy. *sigh*

babyGap - toddler boy 12-18m (29-31" 22-27lbs)

Interestingly enough, Gap lists the same size chart for Toddler as they do for Infant.  However, I think the Toddler runs a little bigger overall.

Zara - 12-18m (32", 24lbs)

Zara uses European sizing, so the size chart I've listed are the English equivalent.  This is a bit bigger than I would like, but that is a little consistent with the size chart.

Tea - 12-18m (29-31", 22-27lbs")

I love the fit of this tee.  Tea Collection, if I recall, seems to run pretty true to size for Ted.

Looking back at all of these pictures I feel like it may be harder to see the differences.  In real life I can see where things are just hanging.  And, there is the fact that I like his clothes to be more fitted.  He's so small that when things are baggy they just look sloppy on him.  Thankfully fitted clothes are in style right now.

Signs of Spring

With a little girl who is eager for Spring, I can't help but pull out some brighter colors in their wardrobe.  Teddy's wearing a blue long sleeve tee from Zara, green Gap Lawn Party cargos from Goodwill and Livie & Luca elephant shoes from eBay.  (The shoes have seen better days.  I love the styles Live & Luca has, but their soft leather doesn't seem to hold up as well as other brands.)

Tillie's outfit centers around the yellow star crewcuts leggings.  She knew I was planning on wearing yellow skinny jeans tonight and she wanted to match me.  I picked the navy crewcuts dress to wear with it, and Tillie went from there.  When I picked the short sleeve dress I thought she would be staying home all day.  When we decided to run errands she add the My Little Pixies clip, $1 necklace, Circo boots and Gap Rainforest Collection jacket(5t).

*My kids don't wear coats in the car, so that's why they're coatless for the pictures.  It was also it the upper 30*s which felt warm since it's been much colder lately.  It's suppose to get up to 44* today!

Cool Dude

For our errands today, Teddy wore Gap jeans, an Old Navy paisley button-up and a light blue Zara tee.  I got the paisley shirt at Goodwill, but it's a little much when wore alone.  Just sneak peeks of collar and cuffs?  Perfect.

Unplanned Trip!

Yesterday morning I called my mom to see what time they were leaving for their trip to Chicago.  My dad ended up sick in the night so they weren't sure what they were going to do.  I offered to drive my mom and sister since the hotel was already paid for.  Tillie was more than happy to go to Ikea; she loves Småland.

For our Land of Nod and outlet mall shopping today she wore a crewcuts necklace tee as a tunic.  This is size 4-5 for next year, but I loved it so much I couldn't wait to have her wear it.  She's also wearing crewcuts  jeggings and Emu boots.

Teddy's wearing a Zara tee (purchased on our last Chicago trip!), Gap Naval Academy jeans and See Kai Run shoes.