chubby thighs and tummy rolls

ALEX IS 6 MONTHS OLD!!!

can you believe it?! as you can see, he is growing SO much everyday! he's beginning to develop his own personality and is becoming a lot of fun. he is also a happier baby now which we are SO thankful for. we're not sure if it's the fact that he can sit up or the fact that we've been taking him to a chiropractor (thank you for all of the suggestions). whatever the cause, he is happier.

he is also growing physically. everyday he seems to gain a new roll somewhere on his body. he has obviously outgrown all of his 0-3 month stuff and i've now begun to put away some 3-6 month stuff as well. as of this weekend i have completely filled one entire bin with clothes that do not fit anymore.

SO ... now i am left with the emotional dilemma of what to do with these clothes. alex has done a great job of communicating to us that we should stop at 3 :) so i know i don't want to have a 4th simply for the clothes to get used. yet, it's still so hard for me to look at them and think of giving them away. of course i'm more than ready to gain the extra space in the house. but ... can't i give away something else instead?! each sleeper ... each onesie ... each itty bitty pair of jeans seems to hold some memory. to give them away is like giving away a piece of that memory.

SO...i've gone over some different scenarios to help make this easier:

1. have someone i know take them. that way i can see the clothes and just smile because i will be reminded of one sweet day when it was MY chubby baby wearing them.

2. we can just win the lottery and build a separate house simply to hold all of my memories :)

3. squeeze alex's chubby thighs and blow on his tummy and know that although we're already well on our way to filling up bin#2, the clothes are just clothes. i still have the memories:)
and thankfully i've got a gazillion pictures and video to help when my mind fails :)

in the mean time ... i have made a chocolate cake to celebrate alex's 6 month birthday. of course he can't eat it. so his chubby thighs and tummy rolls can't be affected. but ... mine on the other hand. it looks like we may be selling more than just baby clothes when it comes time for the spring garage sale :)