Comments on: in which i consider the vagaries of hipster toddler fashion http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/ i will NOT scribble on the children Sat, 19 May 2012 03:17:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Cathy http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-209489 Cathy Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:15:52 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/#comment-209489 I am SICK, SICK, SICK to death of every time my 3 year old bends over, she looks like a plumber, no matter what size I put on her. I even got a pair that said sit at the waist. Nope, still crack to be seen. What is a mom to do? I am SICK, SICK, SICK to death of every time my 3 year old bends over, she looks like a plumber, no matter what size I put on her. I even got a pair that said sit at the waist. Nope, still crack to be seen. What is a mom to do?

]]> By: Amy http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-98767 Amy Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:52:17 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/#comment-98767 My daughter is 16 months and I couldn't fit any pants on her, even 2T pants, without an elastic waist band. I agree, why is elastic gone from pants? Plus, the pants are all too long. We finally went to leggings which unfortunately is not an option for boys. If we don't get a growth spurt for summer, I don't know what she is going to wear for shorts! My daughter is 16 months and I couldn’t fit any pants on her, even 2T pants, without an elastic waist band. I agree, why is elastic gone from pants? Plus, the pants are all too long. We finally went to leggings which unfortunately is not an option for boys. If we don’t get a growth spurt for summer, I don’t know what she is going to wear for shorts!

]]> By: Brooke http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-97429 Brooke Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:19:40 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/#comment-97429 Can I say adjustable waist pants? Honestly, I recently paid $3 for a pair of jeans not even thinking about not being able to adjust them. And guess what, they fall off his skinny little hinney. ugh. He is a 2T in the waist and a 3T for length. Bites and has been made worse by his now wearing underpants full time. sigh.Adjustable waist is the way to go and you can even find them at Walmart. Can I say adjustable waist pants? Honestly, I recently paid $3 for a pair of jeans not even thinking about not being able to adjust them. And guess what, they fall off his skinny little hinney. ugh. He is a 2T in the waist and a 3T for length. Bites and has been made worse by his now wearing underpants full time. sigh.Adjustable waist is the way to go and you can even find them at Walmart.

]]> By: Alpha DogMa http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-96348 Alpha DogMa Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:32:20 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/#comment-96348 Sing it sister. My eldest wore only sweat pants from age 2 til 5. Either the waist band would be too big, but the legs would fit OR the length would be perfect and the waist too skinny. So he mostly wore sweat pants with elastic ankle cuffs. And the occasional splurge on Gap pants when I could no longer stand to live with a preschool-sized George Costanza. But the youngest child LOVES jeans and has decided the compromise is to wear four pairs of underwear at once. I don't recommend this solution, though. And the clothes quandary continues because there is a no-man's-land of boys pants between the sizes of 4T and 5T. Plus at this stage children tend to wear out their clothes before they out grow them, so thrift store finds are rare. Sing it sister.

My eldest wore only sweat pants from age 2 til 5. Either the waist band would be too big, but the legs would fit OR the length would be perfect and the waist too skinny. So he mostly wore sweat pants with elastic ankle cuffs. And the occasional splurge on Gap pants when I could no longer stand to live with a preschool-sized George Costanza.

But the youngest child LOVES jeans and has decided the compromise is to wear four pairs of underwear at once. I don’t recommend this solution, though.

And the clothes quandary continues because there is a no-man’s-land of boys pants between the sizes of 4T and 5T. Plus at this stage children tend to wear out their clothes before they out grow them, so thrift store finds are rare.

]]> By: nomotherearth http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-96237 nomotherearth Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:38:18 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/#comment-96237 I'm all about sweatpants and soft cotton drawstring pants.. My favourites are: expensive - Baby Gap low end - Baby Bum from WalMart The Boy has a buddha belly at 3yrs, is not potty trained, and could still wear 24mth pants for length. I’m all about sweatpants and soft cotton drawstring pants.. My favourites are:

expensive – Baby Gap
low end – Baby Bum from WalMart

The Boy has a buddha belly at 3yrs, is not potty trained, and could still wear 24mth pants for length.

]]> By: Lawrie http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-96165 Lawrie Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:07:25 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/#comment-96165 when he gets to my age he'll be back in the elastic when he gets to my age he’ll be back in the elastic

]]> By: Redneck Mommy http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-96130 Redneck Mommy Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:03:55 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/#comment-96130 It doesn't get easier as the kids age either. My daughter's choices are to look like a two bit hooker or a stripper polishing the pole, while my son can choose from gangsta-cool or rock star wanna be. Oy. It doesn’t get easier as the kids age either.

My daughter’s choices are to look like a two bit hooker or a stripper polishing the pole, while my son can choose from gangsta-cool or rock star wanna be.

Oy.

]]> By: Jamie http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-96116 Jamie Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:26:30 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/#comment-96116 I hate shopping for jeans for my 16-month-old daughter, too. Her adorably chubby, pot-bellied shape is not meant to be adorned a la Britney Spears. Thankfully, I have a mom that sews, so my daughter has a couple pairs of jeans that, you know, FIT COMFORTABLY. Overalls work too, although even those can be curvy in strange places for a person whose age is still measured in months. I hate shopping for jeans for my 16-month-old daughter, too. Her adorably chubby, pot-bellied shape is not meant to be adorned a la Britney Spears. Thankfully, I have a mom that sews, so my daughter has a couple pairs of jeans that, you know, FIT COMFORTABLY. Overalls work too, although even those can be curvy in strange places for a person whose age is still measured in months.

]]> By: magpie http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-96108 magpie Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:39:41 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/#comment-96108 Overalls are NOT the answer - they can't get them down by themselves. I haven't had trouble finding elastic waists (in the back anyway), but I hate that she can't do up her own jeans. Girls, luckily, can wear leggings. Overalls are NOT the answer – they can’t get them down by themselves.

I haven’t had trouble finding elastic waists (in the back anyway), but I hate that she can’t do up her own jeans.

Girls, luckily, can wear leggings.

]]> By: kate http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-96102 kate Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:43:25 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2008/03/06/in-which-i-consider-the-vagaries-of-hipster-toddler-fashion/#comment-96102 Yeah, it's even worse for girls in pants. I buy boy's pants for Chloe. But girls can always wear skirts, and boys can't. Overalls, perhaps, are the answer? Or as someone said, handmedowns that predate the current crappy trends? Hanna Andersson catalog usually has good stuff, but their prices are rather high. Yeah, it’s even worse for girls in pants. I buy boy’s pants for Chloe. But girls can always wear skirts, and boys can’t. Overalls, perhaps, are the answer? Or as someone said, handmedowns that predate the current crappy trends? Hanna Andersson catalog usually has good stuff, but their prices are rather high.

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