September 2014 - 6 months already?!

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I think J must be one of the only babies that keeps his shoes on then .
At home, he's generally barefooted, but when we are out (a lot of the time), he always wears footwear.

ella I am also a shoeaholic and my new thing is getting J small versions of what my elder son wears. But only if I can get them in sales . My biggest bargain was a pair of brand new 99p pair of Kickers off Ebay and he's worn them loads. My intention was to sell his shoes on after, but as J actually keeps them on his feet so they remind me too much of him (and they are also majorly cute), I now have a little memory box to store then in.
DP is also a shoeaholic and buys J small versions of what he wears.

Oh my, I have just realised how sad we sound .

No shoes here. Jessica just goes in tights or socks. Probably won't bother with shoes until she's walking. xx

Oh and thank you Topsyloulou. Trying not to be too disheartened and just get back on it! xx

No shoes here either. If it's cold he wears knitted booties my mum made

Aw Ella your sons sound like such sweet boys with their little sister. Very cute!

We have one pair of shoes that stays on... no chance with the rest of them! DD's a shoe and sock houdini.

I'm off back to work at the end of October, and am going to start back full time but with one day a week from home and finishing at 4 every day. I don't know what's stopping me going part-time. We could afford it, but I used to be very very poor, and am scared of being poor again. I've also got used to a certain lifestyle. We're not wealthy but we don't really have to worry about money. That was what I hated most about being poor, not the crap food or housing, but the constant worry of not knowing how I'd cover the next cost that would always inevitably come up.

My mum bought me a pair of shoes for DS.

I laughed at her and said they were very nice but what the hell was she thinking. I told her DS would wear them once for photographs.

They are lace ups.

Fortunately they cost her 50p and she saw the funny side too.

I have a bunch of "you should know better" similar clothes issues with my Mum and MiL.

All the while through being pregnant I kept telling them not to buy any clothes because (a) I have been given millions and (b) baby will only wear sleepsuits for the first 6 months.

Did they buy newborn clothes for DD? Of course they did, designer completely faffy and impractical full outfits. With all other clothes bought for us I returned it all to shops for store credit (impolite as I am!), but couldn't do this with grandparental gifts. So stuck with ridiculously expensive outfits that were worn only once. Frankly I'd have preferred nappies.

ella We are definitely on the same page with dressing our babies...I would be even worse if J was a girl. When my daughter was tiny she had quite a lot of hair and I used to put little topknots in it ! There wasn't the range of headbands that there are now - I think they are adorable. Your boys do sound lovely and protective of their little sister - what a credit to you !

I think h&m do a great range I'd comfortable trousers for boys here

I used to buy Tesco joggers for my boys, they were easy and comfy.

What I dislike about boys clothes (of all ages, not just babies) is the boring range of colours. While you can occasionally find bright colours, that vast majority of boys clothes will be blue, brown or beige. Maybe grey or black. I use to want red, or orange, or yellow, or bright green etc etc. I love seeing my children in bright zingy colours and that is far more easily done for girls than it is boys - which is unnecessary I think.

ella and fate
Boys clothes are a lot better than they were when I had my eldest son - although there is still nowhere near the amount of choice you get for girls. In eldest son's baby photos, he is always wearing dungarees and stripey tops - I never really got that excited about his clothes.
I have found with J, that there is so much more choice - and more colour about. He actually owns a pink polo shirt.
I can actually make J look smart and trendy - whereas with eldest DS, the only fashion seemed to be Tweedle Dee or Sailor Suit, judging by my pictures .

I have been quite fortunate with the clothes from the family - not always to my taste - but some of the stuff really suits him. MIL goes for the Prince George look, my much younger sister goes for Slogan and Character stuff from H&M, and one of my Aunties gets really unusual bits. SIL has same taste as me. My mum errs on the side of caution with plain co-ordinates. I've not had to take anything back.

J does have a bit of a signature look - skinny jeans/cords/chinos, polo shirt, knitted cardigan and flat cap - same as his 12 year old big brother. I expect he will have a side parting and mini quiff by the end of the year too .

Jay I love that baby J has a signature look. You have really made me chuckle with that one as it sounds so cute - thank you!

Ella I'm with you on returning gifts and exchanging them for stuff that's wearable/practical. It's silly not to, and I'm sure people want their gifts to be used!

I feel quite lucky to have a dd because of the range of clothes available, but to all of you with boys the choice seems to get a lot better when they're just a bit older. I went shopping for my nephew who just turned 2 and there were loads of gorgeous things for him. It's pricey but John Lewis had stuff in all sorts of bright colours for boys too.

apples Haha...and if you can see this, here is a pic of the signature look .

I think he looks trendy, but when DP posted this pic on facebook, there were comments such as "Del-boy" and farmer

Jaykay he is super cute and very stylish. I love hats but DS hates them, they last about a minute before he pulls it off & throws it.

I'm finding it dead easy to buy colourful and fun boys clothes. Too easy! I don't like toddler stuff so much.

I must have different taste.

MIL seems to have appalling taste. My Mum just buys stuff she images that 'DH would wear' which isn't a bad rule of thumb. But I'll generally dress DS in anything he's given. Things that haven't been to my taste have ended up being some of the best stuff he has tbh.

Christmas spirit lasts from about October to January in this house, so I have no problem in dressing DS in Christmas for the entirety! October is traditionally when I buy a Christmas decoration and I have my shopping done by 1st Dec.

DS has scaled the sofa. This is not a good thing. Its his new favourite game.

The past few days it seems to have FINALLY happened after 2 tedious months - Jessica has decided she likes food. :) This morning she had porridge... and I had to get her seconds. And then thirds. And then fourths!

topsy Thanks ..I love hats too.I think J was made for accessories...he's the type of baby that fiddles about with everything - but doesn't touch his hat and shoes.

red I agree - I've found loads of colourful stuff, and lots of nice pastel oranges/green/turquoise stuff too.
I also agree that some of the stuff J has been given, that I wouldn't have bought myself has suited him a lot. MIL bought a very twee Prince George-esque brown plaid dungaree set. My initial reaction inside was ...however he looked gorgeous in it and wore it loads.

kitkat That's great news

Jay that's so cute. He looks very knowing, as well, as if he's purposefully modelling that outfit. Very sweet.

Yeah KitKat great news on the porridge, you must be so relieved!

Red that's a good effort scaling the sofa, can he get up from floor height? Does he have many baths? We're finding dd to be most mobile in the bath. One minute she's sitting happily playing with her toys, the next she's grabbed the bath handles (not sure if that's their real name), stood up and is happily trying to clamber out

We've just moved DD to the sitting up bath seat rather than the reclined one.

Red - Is he pulling himself to standing in the cot? That's when sleep issues become really problematic, when you have a baby that can choose to stand up in bed whenever they like. Also becomes back breaking to have to keep bending down to base height in the cot, if settling is needed.

I'm not looking forward to not having the cot mattress same height as my bed, but as soon as DD is pulling herself up it will be unsafe unless I lower the height of the bottom of the cot. She can pull herself from lying to sitting currently, but not sitting to standing.

Hi ladies, I weighed my daughter today and she is 14lbs 7oz at 30+4, is this OK? I can't find my red book so can't plot her line. She was plotting on the 25th centile.

MUST FIND RED BOOK!!

Red that's a good effort scaling the sofa, can he get up from floor height?

Yep... He's trying to climb the back of the sofa now too which is problematic as it divides the kitchen lounge with a nice long drop.

Does he have many baths?

Not as many as he probably should for that very reason. I tend to just have him in with me instead as its a hundred times easier than baby wrestling.

Red - Is he pulling himself to standing in the cot?

He's been doing it for a while. He's pulling himself up on anything and everything now. We've kept the cot next to the bed as a cosleeper as DS spends no time in it - I end up in it more than him (well my top half) - which is more preferable to falling out of bed. Hes currently sleeping in between us as he's a terrible sleeper at the moment (we have a super king so fortunately plenty of space). I never leave him sleeping unattended as a result, which is a massive pain in the backside. The problem with putting the cot down to the lowest setting, is I simply can't reach to lie him down in it as I'm too short. I don't really know what the solution is. I suspect we'll keep it like this for a while and go straight to using it with the side off as a toddler cot in the end.

We've just spent the morning doing some baby proofing in the bedroom together... he hunts the hazards and I neutralise them actually I've been trying to put some clothes away and he's been 'exploring' I really need to sort things out in here, but haven't had the time to really tackle it. The front room caught me off guard enough and we've been constantly having to rethink things as he figures out ways to over come the latest obstacle.

He is a complete nightmare in the nicest possible way. I envy those of you who have later developers as doing things this early means jack shit apart from they are a PITA sooner! Everyone else will catch him up (I genuinely can't wait for you guys to start with your tales of escape!)

I've caught him standing completely unaided a couple of times (he's been playing by the sofa holding something and lets goes without realising. As soon as he realises, he falls over). I think its more a question of confidence now, rather than ability in terms of walking and when he'll do it. He's cruising at a lightning fast pace along the sofa and cruises along the walls and doors in the hall way.