the right fit

Sometimes i wonder if babies are really supposed to buy/wear clothes in their "real months". Coz baby Joel can still wear his bedtime clothes (long-sleeved rompers & separate pants) for 3-6mths (and even some from 3mths)...though it's getting a bit short now.

Joel has big buttocks and very fat thighs. So, if i buy pants in his actual month (esp if they're not the angmoh brands), chances are the thighs/butt wont fit!!! And it could get messy during diaper changes. He can wear the bottoms i bought for him "for later" in 12-18mths...and still look ok. Haha! Most of his tshirts are for 12-18mths...and i guess we can just pass them off as "Hip-Hop"!!! Save $ too! ;p

In preparation for his first winter, we've bought a H&M jacket in 12-18mths & a Mexx in 24mths...so that he can wear them from November till March/April next year when it's still quite cold. (He'll be 12-18mths during that period) And becoz they're not cheap, we think maybe grandma's theory of 'Bigger is Better' is indeed better. BUT, when we tried it on Joel back at the hotel in Brussels, we realised that it's not good...coz he's got "no neck" and we cant zip it up all the way to the top (coz of the length of the jacket, the armholes etc)... Hmm...maybe they're angmoh-sizing...or maybe it's difficult to dress for a baby who's not standing/walking yet. :(

I also bought lots of Japanese size-90 sweaters for him, and was told that can even wear till 2-3 years old!!! From "hip-hop" style to its real fit! Hmm... That means Joel will be wearing the SAME clothes for the next few years - except in Summer! That sounds really boring, huh...but can save lots of $ lah. ;p
(The Japanese sizing is according to the childs' height which doesnt really makes sense coz 60/70 is for 6mths, 80 for 1yr and 90 is for 2yrs. Does that sound correct???)

Only some of the clothes which he really cannot fit anymore...i have packed them away - to keep for next time (JOKING LAH! It's to clear space) or to give away to anyone who doesnt mind hand-me-downs. Anyone???