Someone Who Can't Walk Doesn't Need That Many Socks

[woodwardiocom]

My mother-in-law has sent us several care packages full of baby clothes. Thanks to her we now have 33 pairs of baby socks. I'm unconvinced that she's gonna need that many, but hey. Now we just need to convince Nana to lay off the pink and frilly. I think I'm going to hit the baby store solo and buy a lot of butch onesies (rockets, superheroes, sports) to balance things out.

But, it's very nice to have the clothes side of things well taken care of at 29 weeks.

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I made this comment on B's LJ

[taura-g.livejournal.com]

My brother has frequently commented on the fact that he never had to buy clothes for his kids until his son (the elder of the two) was almost 4 years old. Between hand-me-downs and gifts, it just wasn't necessary.

I did get a couple of small things for the shower that will help balance out the pink and frilly... :-)

[trowa-barton.livejournal.com]

I think hammercock and I have that many onesies.

[bedfull-o-books.livejournal.com]

And you will need them all.....

[kimberlogic.livejournal.com]

Hold off on the superhero-onesie shopping til after the shower.
I, um, have a hunch that you'll receive enough for a good starter collection. :)

[archangelbeth]

I've got several pictures of my girl in a Truck shirt. It's adorable. Don't forget to get dinosaur stuff! (My kid likes dinos and dragons, even still. Nerf maces and Disney Princesses, both in the same room. The cognitive dissonance pleases me.)

I note: check the care instructions on the frilly stuff. I have a very lovely dress that never got worn because... I refuse to put a baby in something that says dry-clean only. (Who makes dry-clean clothes for a baby?? Sheesh!) I should see if it's a good size for the kid's American Girl doll, though. >_>

Baby socks are good in the winter!

[tamidon.livejournal.com]

when she outgrows these buy socks in one color at a time, in large amounts. No need to match 'em, they're all blue

[ricevermicelli.livejournal.com]

There are two purposes to baby socks on children who don't yet walk:

1. To look cute.
2. To stop people telling you that you should put something on that baby's feet.

Babies who don't walk spend a lot of time in one-piece feety outfits when it's cold. When it's not cold, they aren't walking anyway. So socks are a touch extraneous. But they do shut people up, and for that you cannot have too many.

Yes, but

[drwex]

how MANY baby socks does one need per average loudmouthed stranger? I mean, I can definitely see myself stuffing certain peoples' mouths with a handful of the things, particularly on T rides when I'm unable to escape. But I can't picture how many baby socks per fistful...