tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post9109723567671614455..comments2024-02-27T09:33:20.185-08:00Comments on The Duchy of Burgundy Carrots: Revenge of the Clothes BoxesQueen of Carrotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-40097412236087114282008-02-08T21:04:00.000-08:002008-02-08T21:04:00.000-08:00I just read your post on my blog and am SO enjoyin...I just read your post on my blog and am SO enjoying yours! Apparently I am "counter-cultural" too . . . we might have two kids by the time we're thirty! Whoa Nelly!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, here is the question of the day (and I know you wrote this months ago, but regardless . . . ) what is the difference between a size 24 months and a size 2T? Our little guy (10 months) is wearing everything from a 6-9 month top (not a onesie, he's got a long torso so always grows out of those a minimum of six weeks earlier than the max) to 9-12 month clothes to 12-18 month clothes. As a more experienced mum, what do I buy next? 18-24 months or 2T? Good Grief.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to reading more! And I'll be praying for your pregnancy and health for you and your new little one!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Sarah<BR/><BR/>PS - Regarding your comment on my blog. I find now that I'm only making two fruits (bananas and apples) to make and freeze to defrost with porridge for breakfast, lunch tends to be a mix of kale, an orange veg (sweet potato or carrot) and avocado - sometimes by themselves, sometimes mixed with yogurt) and dinner one of the meat meals on my blog. So, I do make a few fruit or vegetable specific cubes, but have figured out what he does and doesn't like and have minimized the work. He won't do for green beans on there own, but mixed in a stew, he's happy (and I think he'll like them as a finger food - they've just got that strange grassy flavor by themselves steamed). Anyway, hope you have a lovely day and enjoy the weekend with your family!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904001311262731237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-25314837542360841852007-10-25T12:05:00.000-07:002007-10-25T12:05:00.000-07:00Yes, yes, yes on the sizing issue. Sadly, Ben had ...Yes, yes, yes on the sizing issue. Sadly, Ben had outgrown a lot of his brand-new things before I discovered that 3months meant 0-3 months. My kids end up in separates. Outfits never fit well. Both have longer torsos and shorter legs. Now at 3, Ben's pants fall off of him if they fit him in length and he's not old enough for slim. <BR/><BR/>You organize? I have plastic bins of clothes. Divided roughly by his and hers and general sizes. But she wore some of his unisex. <BR/><BR/>As for what to buy? Whatever you find cheap at garage sales that looks durable, comfortable, and cute. -rlrRachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844171813345071009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-2866102143657119382007-10-25T04:48:00.000-07:002007-10-25T04:48:00.000-07:00I appreciate this post, especially since I have a ...I appreciate this post, especially since I have a 2 1/2 year old and a 9 month old. We had a GREAT mother/kids consignment shop in ABQ, but I haven't found one in Tampa yet, so it's good that I go back to ABQ for reserve duty every once in a while!! I leave Sunday for just such a trip and I have some shopping to do--#1 needs size 3T and we have no friends with kids bigger than her for hand-me-downs. I love that little kids don't know the difference because if it weren't for Grandma, #2 wouldn't have a stitch of new clothing--I saved all of it (and I had bundles of second-hand store buys, hand-me-downs and new clothes for her...I have two girls, so it works. Of course, the weather is a little different here (especially winters!!! I was snowed in for weeks during both pregnancies in ABQ since we lived in the mountains), and the girls' birth dates are just off (older one is April, younger is January.) <BR/><BR/>I hear you also about boxes and organizing. I have two seriously overflowing baskets of to-be-stored clothing that were neatly organized once upon a time, but since they were used as packing material to get us across country in a hurry, and were then gleefully used to practice dressing bears and babies (I don't know why I bother buying toys--diapers, blankets and children's clothing are her favorite toys), and THEN washed several times (because I had no idea what was used and what was cleaned, and with two very mobile kids, laundry doesn't get done THAT regularly)...well, reading your post, I don't feel so "out of sorts" (ha ha) any more!!!<BR/><BR/>I agree with everything you said except that occasionally you can find a good second hand store. It wasn't always good, and it seemed like there was always a deficit of girls' pajamas (boys' pjs weren't any big deal--we bought them--but I thought it was strange) and there must have been a ton of babies born when #1 was because it was hard to find girl clothes in her size at any time. She's always just off.<BR/><BR/>Well, there go my little alarms! I get free time this morning, but only because #2 was up at 4, teething and marathon nursing. Sorry to take up so much room! I just really identified with this one.Camp Program Directorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971612225420008243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-63163670967536155552007-10-24T17:46:00.000-07:002007-10-24T17:46:00.000-07:00All so true, alas... Plus shopping at thrift stor...All so true, alas... Plus shopping at thrift stores and hand me downs the clothes have shrunk through many washings gives you many mystery size garments.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745372502346991328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-78428551172695424502007-10-24T16:10:00.000-07:002007-10-24T16:10:00.000-07:00Oh, yes, I dream of a walk-in closet where I can p...Oh, yes, I dream of a walk-in closet where I can put each and every future garment on a big rack, divided by size. That way, those "bleeding sizes" that may go in one box or another are right there next to each other.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455517419708043340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-77871207814964068872007-10-24T15:42:00.000-07:002007-10-24T15:42:00.000-07:00i think if we didn't have to throw them in boxes, ...i think if we didn't have to throw them in boxes, if in our attics we could put the extra clothes on hangers and racks, i think the whole shopping in your attic thing would be nice. however, i hate the mess and insanity of digging through tubs of clothing year after year.Melissa Stoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839619836478423452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-28950576531464957602007-10-24T10:12:00.000-07:002007-10-24T10:12:00.000-07:00Nothing about clothes (Goodwill-type stores work v...Nothing about clothes (Goodwill-type stores work very well for me), but big congrats on the thousandth post! That's a major milestone. I think it calls for a celebration or a party - maybe with a cake made up to look like a blog entry.<BR/><BR/>Somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-46628272272713453712007-10-24T06:44:00.000-07:002007-10-24T06:44:00.000-07:00I didn't ever have many outfits for my toddlers, b...I didn't ever have many outfits for my toddlers, but what I did do was buy 2 of each shirt. Why?<BR/><BR/>Because we used one at home and one for if we had to quick rush out. Usually the pants stay fairly clean. At least respectfully clean. But the tops! Oi! Especially if you are like me and want your children to feed themselves. Bibs are good but drool!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Financially we had a really small wardrobe. 10 outfits and 1 Special outfit. 2 times per year or however quick my son would grow out of them. Then I had 4 sleepers.<BR/><BR/>That was great. For some of the outfits I had two different bottoms/skirts for the same 2 tops. Lots of flexibility but still matched!<BR/><BR/>Because I only have and can only have 2 children, one of each, I don't store my clothes but wash them up and pass them on to my sister in law.Betty Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08737937884697051244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-68098873592026691822007-10-23T18:50:00.000-07:002007-10-23T18:50:00.000-07:00Wow, the age guide is really helpful. I wish the b...Wow, the age guide is really helpful. I wish the blogging community would have started this conversation at the beginning of the consignment sale season.Seishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105690319261631111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-59718574713399428862007-10-23T13:58:00.000-07:002007-10-23T13:58:00.000-07:00I meant to say HATE not have in all caps. I HAVE o...I meant to say HATE not have in all caps. I HAVE overalls too but I'm looking for a donee.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-42847343520519082312007-10-23T13:57:00.000-07:002007-10-23T13:57:00.000-07:00Good tips!BTW, I HAVE overalls for kids. Esp. when...Good tips!<BR/><BR/>BTW, I HAVE overalls for kids. Esp. when they start walking. The reason? All those stupid buttons keeping the legs together. J2's pant legs will NOT stay buttoned and so it looks like he's running around in a denim jumper, homeschool mom style. WHY WHY WHY buttons to keep the legs together? I'd rather elastic pants that can be swooped off quickly and easily. Nooo buttons.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.com