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"…for little boys get bigger every day!
Thank heaven
for little boys,
they grow up in the most delightful way."

Yes, they do get  bigger every day!  Little babies grow at lightning speed.  Derek and I can see that when we change Chase's diaper on the changing table.  When we lay him down he almost fills it up completely, whereas when he was born he was just a tiny little thing curled up in the center.

Before he was born Chase received sooo many cute little clothes!  Between the outfits we got at the shower, and the friends/coworkers/family who just continually Blessed us with goodies throughout my pregnancy, I couldn't even fit everything into his drawers.  Larger sizes had to be stored elsewhere. 

Well, Pookie-Bear is almost 4 months now, and obviously has outgrown many of his early outfits.  I periodically go through the drawers and pull out items that no longer fit.  I hadn't done this in a while, and decided to tackle the job this past weekend.  Since the drawers had become so disorganized and chaotic, I decided to just empty everything out and refold from scratch.  Of course, I'm putting aside things that no longer fit, and in doing so was stunned to discover how many new outfits Chase has never worn… mainly because he outgrew the size before I ever put it on him, or it was the wrong season for the outfit.  Brand new items with tags! *smh* I think there were about 15 newborn size outfits that he never wore, and quite a few in the 0-3 months size too. 

As you know, Chase was a juicey baby when born (8 lbs. 14 oz.) and he had outgrown newborn sizes completely after just a few weeks.  He was in 0-3 months only until 2.5 months, and those two sizes seem to be primarily what we got at the shower.

As I packed away these things I couldn't help but feel badly about it, like the clothes are somehow "wasted."  The reality is that, in those first few weeks after he was born, Chase and I didn't go out much at all.  I was sore and still healing, and my mom was there to help take care of us, run any errands that I needed, and to show me and Derek the ropes on parenting.  In any event, both me and Chase were in pajamas nearly every day.  By the time we were ready to leave the house on our own, he had outgrown many things already.  And some of his outfits are just so darn CUTE, it really is a shame.

Pregnant ladies/new moms, my advice to you is to make sure you buy clothes in varying sizes for your babies–that's if you buy any clothes at all (which I would advise against).  I think I purchased maybe like 7 outfits total, throughout my pregnancy and up til now… and that's just because those outfits were too darling to resist.  I simply didn't have to!  My mother has bought practically everything Chase has, with other friends and family members giving us things as well.  (Isn't family a Blessing!??)  Shout-out to Grandmommy Bibi, for the box of 6-12 month/varying seasons outfits we just got in the mail yesterday for Chase! *smile*  He already has a whole new wardrobe that he needs to grow into!

Parents, how many of you have clothes you never got to put your baby in?  What do you do with those clothes?  Do you hand them down to family/girlfriends… re-gift the brand new items at baby showers… or keep them for future babies?  Does anyone donate them to Goodwill?

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