Growing like a weed

Baby clothes come in 3-month increments, so it should be obvious to me that babies grow fast. But it's amazing how one day they fit into an outfit and the very next day, it's in the giveaway bag.

We love to put Biscuit in the footed, zip-up sleepers. They're easy to put on, you don't have to worry about him keeping his little tiny socks on, and best of all, Biscuit seems to be comfortable and happy when he's wearing them.

So the other day, when we got Biscuit home from day care, Jeff started changing his diaper and clothes. I told him that the little blue sleeper he was trying to squeeze Biscuit into was a little tight the last time he wore it. But Jeff said, "Nah, it's fine," and zipped Biscuit right up.

A couple of hours later, I took Biscuit in to change his diaper. As I unzipped his sleeper, I noticed a red line down his chest. The outfit that Jeff said was fine had left the imprint of a zipper all the way down Biscuit's chest and belly.

Needless to say, Jeff took all the Gerber 0-3 month sleepers and put them in a bag for our friends' little boy Walker.

So of course I took the opportunity to say "I told you so." But then out of sheer guilt, I had to admit something pretty funny to Jeff.

Last week, I was trying to dress Biscuit in one of the same zip-up sleepers. He was wriggling around while I was trying to wrestle him into the outfit. I said, "Boy! Straighten your legs out so I can get you dressed." He kept squirming around, and I told him again, "Griffin. Straighten your legs out."

Then I realized, he couldn't straighten his legs out. The outfit was too short for his legs!