I knew that I had forgotten something in my last post. I had last Tuesday off and I spent part of it at the mall. I bought myself a new sweater, tights, and skirt. That was the easy part. I then wanted to buy Dermot some more shirts. My views of buying him clothes have changed so much since he has had such a strong personality and opinions from such an early age. Long gone are the cute clothes with the puppies and baby dinosaurs. That's cool with me, but that stuff really is cute. Dermot would never wear any of it. He gets himself every day all by himself. So I try to buy him clothes that he will actually wear. That means that I am buying him a lot of logo-ed stuff. I didn't think that I would succumb to that so readily, but he really loves the stuff that he loves. So he has Batman, Spider-man, lego Star Wars, a ferocious T-Rex, etc. He will also wear plain stuff. He likes the soft, striped shirts from Children's Place. In fact, I bought them in all the colors that were in his size.
Here's my big complaint. Last Tuesday I thought that I would take a stab at Macy's again. I haven't been there since Dermot was 2, but I thought maybe they would have better clothes for a preschooler. He's now wearing a 4T on the bottom and a S (4-6) on the top in boys. So I went to Macy's and nothing had changed. Who is buying this stuff? Everything was either Roca Wear, Sean John, Ralph Lauren, Puma, or Nike. Dermot has no idea what any of that means. Some of the more plain stuff were polo shirts, and Dermot has a giant head like his dad, and he has trouble getting them over his head. The main reason I tried again is that Ethan said that his mom used to get reduced priced, basic t-shirts for him in high school. That just didn't exist there at all. I thought that they for sure would have super-hero stuff. What kid doesn't love whatever is the coolest TV show out there right now? They had one Marvel super stars shirt in white. What kid needs a white shirt? It would be stained within one day. I was actually going to buy it, but then there was a line of 7 people in front of me, and I just couldn't do it. So I ended up at Sears. I got three shirts that Dermot loves for about the price of the one Macy's shirt. Geez. I also bought Dermot his first Toughskin piece of clothing. I think that might be a new milestone.
What kind of stuff do you buy for your kids?
I should also point out that we are the worst parents in the world. I am at a point where I don't push Dermot on things, and therefore, he is living in sweat pants. It always makes me think of Chandler from Friends. You know someone has given up when they are living in sweat pants. I don't even know if he has any real pants that fit him.
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Noah isn't too picky about what he wears, though occasionally he will have a texture aversion. I shop almost exclusively at Target and Old Navy - both for style, prices and the convenience. Noah has several pairs of pants that are the material of sweat pants but are designed like cargo pants. These are great because they are a tad stylish but also comfy for him and he can get them up and down in the bathroom with no button issues. I then tend to put him in long sleeve tees with fun designs on them - he likes music themes and robots the most. Also big right now are the shirts that look they are a long sleeve under a short sleeve but in fact one shirt. My Mom got him a few Tony Hawk Tshirts for his birthday and they are my new favorites.
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