Pants. Too Little, Too Late

Time really flies.

Kids grow so fast.

Matter of fact, the growth of babies, toddlers and kids physically prove just how fast time really passes.

(Pants) Too little, too late.

 

Just 4 to 5 months ago, these pants were too long and too big around the waist. I thought, foolishly I suppose, that now they would fit perfectly.

To my surprise they were a tad tighter and a little higher than I prefer and expected.

Basically, his little brother has a brand new pair of 'old' jeans.

I don't even think these are classified as hand-me-downs, since they were barely worn.

The pants aren't too bad from afar. Cute forced smiles & a lucky snap.

My oldest's pants are too small and short and my youngest's pants are too long.

By now, you probably know that my husband and I had our boys, unintentionally, 1 year (12.5 months) apart.

I made it a point to say unintentionally, because it wasn't something we initially rejoiced about.

It just wasn't in our plan.

And that's when you learn to really believe in the idea that God creates our paths.....

.....though that took me a while as well. That's for another post at another time.

Anyway, after we embraced our new and unexpected plan (basically when he was born because that's when it got real), I thought well at least they were born in the same season. Winter.

But since life likes to make things a little more 'fun,' they don't have the same body type. My oldest has long legs and a shorter torso and my youngest has shorter legs with a longer torso. 

Of course by the time they are ages 4 and 5, their bodies will probably be a little more even but until then my youngest may be in baggy bottoms (shorts and pants). 

The good thing about kids growing so fast is that most of their clothes are in good-to-great condition.

Don't worry, we still buy new clothes for him.....thanks to his different body type. {wink}

Now, I'm not going to lie, I was hoping the weather would stay summer-like a bit longer. That was the whole point of moving to Texas...oh and my husband's job.

If the weather was still hot, I could have kept my boys in shorts and t-shirts for another month.

But the weather changed so quickly that I was unprepared.

Unprepared. That's almost considered foul language.

But sometimes, that's me. I'm sure it doesn't help that I'm not a perpertual shopper.

 

I immediately bought 4 pairs of jeans, 1 pair of cargo pants and 1 pair of jogging pants for my oldest and a nicely fitted pair of jeans for my youngest.

I had already bought shirts that I caught on sale a month ago.

Do you find it hard to buy clothes in the right-estimated size for the upcoming season? Have you ever been unprepared for the new season, especially with up-and-down temperatures?