Little Big-Boy Jammies

I always knew this day would come, I just didn't think it would be so soon. Over this last couple of weeks we've been noticing that Lincoln's pajamas have been getting a little tight on him. I've been looking around everywhere to figure out where to find the best deal on baby pjs, and so have been putting off buying Lincoln new ones. Well the other night we noticed that every time he straightened his leg the sleeves would slide up to his elbow because he's just getting too tall. It was time to do something. So yesterday when Aaron was finished with work we loaded up in the car and headed out, determined to find Lincoln some jammies that fit for a reasonable price.

Lincoln had always been in the high ninety percentile for weight, and because of his chubby tummy has always worn clothing one or two sizes bigger than his actual age. His 9 month jammies were the ones getting tight, so we were searching out 12 month size jammies. Up until now Lincoln has always worn one-piece footy pajamas; but, try as we might (and we did try) would could not find footy pajamas in a 12 month size. Wait! I thought, my baby is still only 8 months old, and even if he's chubby, shouldn't he still be able to wear the footy pajamas? But reality never molds to a growing child's mother's opinions.

We bought Lincoln three pairs of two-piece, non-footy pajamas. It was a big milestone for me. I can still remember when he was first born and we could not, for the life of us, find a pair of jammies small enough to not drown the child. When we got home we bathed him and dressed him in his new little "big-boy" jammies. I couldn't believe how old he looked. Aaron asked me why I call them "little, big-boy jammies" and I'm going to have to say that the only reason is because it makes me feel better if Lincoln is still wearing little pajamas, even if they are for big boys.