Xander Week 17 – Baby Clothes Addiction
January 16, 2007
I don’t know how many people share this addiction with me, but I have found that when I am in a baby clothing store, I can’t resist buying things! I think it’s a bit of an addiction. I used to love buying clothes for myself, and my closets and dressers can attest to the piles of clothing that I already have. But now I get a bigger kick out of buying things for Xander, and of course, dressing him up in the new adorable outfits I’ve found 
I also think that these stores are pretty smart – when they sell things for $5, I think, wow, that’s a great deal! Then I end up spending $60 in $5-$10 outfits… So, I’m not sure how to address this addiction, other than to avoid those stores as much as possible. I’m also not sure how long this addiction will last. I can’t imagine that it’s much fun to buy clothes for a teenage boy – especially since they tend to have very different opinions on style than I do. On the other hand, I also couldn’t resist buying an outfit for friends of ours who are having a baby in the spring, so if friends continue to have babies, maybe I’ll continue to buy baby clothes… I also can’t resist peeking through the baby section in department stores, but I’d like to think that I do a little bit better at containing myself there. Part of me wonders if I should enjoy this stage while it lasts – I’m certain that I won’t be able to dress up my little boy for very long before he has some opinions on what he wants to wear… I guess I’ll just have to keep my eyes peels for sales, and continue to avoid those stores unless it’s absolutely necessary (like when Xander goes up a size).
I’m sure you’ve noticed from the pictures, and for those of you who have met Xander, his hair is a little crazy. Since we brought him home and began washing his hair, we’ve been fighting with it.
Over Christmas break I finally gave up fighting with Xander’s hair and decided to brush it the way that it flows – all straight forward. The nurse in the hospital did this, and although I think it looks fine, Zach thinks it looks dorky. Unfortunately for Zach, this is the only style that doesn’t create a crazy poof on the top of Xander’s head, so dorky or not, this is his style until he gets older and we can hopefully do something else with it 
First, I apologize for the delay in posts – I’ve been home with Xander for the past 2 weeks, and he has been rather demanding of my time, leaving very little time to do anything, and cleaning the house unfortunately took priority over blogging… This morning Xander is having a trial run at day care in preparation for next week when he starts full time.
I think that everyone knows how much babies enjoy making their parents sound like complete idiots when talking about what their kids can do. For example, Xander has this really cute “trick” where if you blow on his face, he sticks out his tongue, blinks quickly and wiggles his whole body – it’s really quite adorable (see picture). When I told my in-law’s about this, and then tried to show them, Xander just looked at me like I was completely insane. I think most parents have experienced this at one point or another, but it’s always frustrating.
Our little family had a wonderful Christmas this year. The celebration started on the 23rd and didn’t end until the evening of the 25th. It was filled with family and friends and generosity all around.