Dressing the baby

I was dressing Layla and we put on one pair of pants and they were up her leg. I put a second pair of pants on her and they were the same way. I looked inside the pants and there were size 18 months. Could my baby be growing out of her pants? Is she creeping closer to wearing toddler sizes? This can't be. She's my baby. My little, tiny baby.

I grabbed a pair of Children's Place jeans in size 18 months and they fit perfectly. Those other brands must run small. My baby has to stay my baby for as long as possible. She dresses herself kinda. But on some mornings, she's on it. She takes her own diaper off, gets her t-shirt, and underwear out and puts them on. I'm slightly saddened by this. Another sign that she's growing up, even if I still have to redress her because while she knows "the tag goes in the back" song and sings it, sometimes, a lot of the time, the tag still ends up in the front.

After we finish with the clothing, she moves on to her socks. She can put her own socks on, but that's where it stops. They could be on the wrong side or the line that tells you which way is up on the sock is on the bottom of her foot.

She puts her own shoes on though she seems to prefer to put her church shoes on. She doesn't realize that paten leather Mary Janes do not go with every outfit and they are no good for running and playing in. Seemingly she doesn't care.

She's fifty/fifty depending on the day with putting on her coat or sweater. Little by little she's getting better at dressing herself, one day I won't have to supervise her at all. :( The thought makes me sad, but it's life and she'll always be my baby and we'll always call her baby. My grandchildren will be calling her Aunt or Auntie Baby. Maybe she can be Tia Baby. I'll have to work on that one.