Giving Up on The Wild Thing

We unintentionally did a lot of shopping for Max last weekend. We got him some more pants and a couple of sweaters for the upcoming winter, new shoes, and a Halloween costume.

I can't get over tiny little boy sweaters. Most of the time, the girls have the most adorable baby/toddler clothes, and walking through the 'girls' section of most stores makes me immediately want to have more (female!) babies. But sweaters for little boys? Really, I think they take the cake. They are *almost* worth moving somewhere cold over. Ok, I lied on that one. But, I did used to joke when I was pregnant with Max that you would always know my kid, because he'd be the one in the sweater, even in the middle of a Texas summer! We got Max one little argyle sweater that I love (of course, because I love anything argyle)! It's a tan color, with little buttons on one shoulder and a 3-diamond argyle pattern in the middle. The best part? The diamonds are appliques of classic patterns, like houndtooth! We also found him a delightfully 80's style blue & creme sweater.

Next, we got Max some new shoes because his were becoming tattered. I was hoping to find some that he couldn't remove, so I bought some that laced up. I foud out the very same day that he can, in fact, get them off. It's not quite as easy, though. The next day, I discovered he can untie them. They are also larger and wider, since Max takes after his father with his FAT FEET.

Finally, we got Max his Halloween costume. We originally wanted Max to go as Max from Where the Wild Things Are, but OMG do you know how hard it is to find plain, white, footed pajamas for an 18 month old? Yeah, close to impossible. So, Max is going to be a bee. Not so creative, but he does look adorable in the costume. And we had a lot of fun looking for a costume, running around the store and trying on hats of all kinds (look out, we're a crazy bunch!).

Pictures of Max in sweaters and bee costume, soon!