Daily Peep: Clothing Conundrum

Peeper owns more clothes than any ten babies could possibly need, and yet, she has nothing to wear.

The problem is that she is between sizes at the moment.

She's outgrown (!) the preemie outfits - several are too tight, and they are all too short, so she can't stretch out in them.

On the other hand, she's not quite ready for the newborn outfits - they are both very baggy and way too long.

The legless onsies are fine, because the extra length at the crotch is not a problem, but it's December, and even in the house, I'd rather she not be running around hanging out bare-legged.
(But she often does, for all the reasons stated herein.)

The footie outfits that she needs for the weather are a mess, though.

The legs dangle an inch or so past her feet, and when she scrunches around, the outfit doesn't move with her, and she ends up getting her feet stuck in the crotch or halfway down the leg - so she still can't stretch out.

Oh, and the sleeves are like twice as long as her arms.

So, I've come up with two work-arounds.

First, I cuff the sleeves back about an inch before I put them on. This way, there's less sleeve to thread her little hands through, and I don't have to fight with her to do the cuff (which, by the way, goes to about her elbow.)

Second, I put socks on over the outfit. She's got lots of cute little socks that are still too big to stay on her feet. But, with the outfit underneath them, they are snug enough to stay put. And, they anchor her feet into the feet of the outfit and she doesn't swim around in it.

And, she gets to show off her cute little socks - like the pair in these photos, which were a gift from BabyBro and HisLovelyWife. (There are several pairs, in a variety of colors.)

I didn't know I'd have to be freakin' McGuyver just to dress my kid.