Wardrobe Update

I wish this post were about a wardrobe update for me. Alas, it is about Quin's wardrobe. Mine will have to wait until later seeing as I fit in my clothes and he has outgrown most of his! I've been on the hunt for new clothes for him for a few weeks. Primarily I was looking for something for him to wear for some holiday pictures. I was finding this search very frustrating because despite the numerous holiday collections at the standard baby retailers, I couldn't find anything that seemed quite right. Everything was either too cutesy (Janie and Jack, Gymboree) or too mature (babyGap). Speaking of babyGap, let's talk about how nearly every item in the store has a skull on it. We're talking perfectly adorable sweaters made weird by adding skulls.

In the end, however, I still ended up going with some things from babyGap. I really wanted to boycott, but I found the basics I was looking for and couldn't pass up $40 off a purchase of $100.

Here are some of our finds: 

 

This hat will be very cute with the coat we got for him (unavailable online so no picture).

 Corduroy pants - good for a picture and for play time.

 

Joel thought this sweater was a little girly, but I convinced him it will make for a great holiday photo!

 

Quin needed more long sleeved shirts and I thought this one was cute. It was also a plus that it didn't have words on it - one of my biggest baby attire pet peeves.

 I love this for under the red sweater with the cords. Pictures of Quin in this outfit will be forthcoming! 

After we finished at babyGap we hit up the food court for lunch. Quin and I shared a baked potato while Joel had something from Showmar's. I'm pretty sure sharing lunch with Quin is really good portion control for me. I spend more time feeding him than I do myself and I'm pretty sure he eats more of whatever we share! We clearly do not have a picky eater. 

Before heading home we decided to hit up The Container Store. We hadn't been there since they opened in August. I must have been in a weird mood because I could normally go crazy in this kind of store. Not so much today. I actually didn't see anything I was dying to have. However, I would LOVE to hit up the store after Christmas to get some deals on holiday wrapping for next year. I've started buying wrapping supplies a year ahead of time. Doing this has allowed me to get some really great gift wrap from Crate and Barrel for a steal! This year I will definitely be checking out The Container Store. 

I should have taken some time today to do some work, but I was having such a nice time with Joel and Quin that I didn't want to pull myself away. I think this was the right decision for today.