One day when I was massively pregnant, I told my husband that I thought our child was going to have huge feet. He laughed at me. I insisted, “I can feel them in there! They are huge!” Sure enough, when our son was born he had big goofy feet. The kind of feet that Olympic swimmers are envious of. The kind of feet you might expect on a kid that has several relatives over 6’4”. I fear a future of us buying size 16 shoes… but I digress.

What do you do with a kid that has funny proportions? In our case, we’ve cut the footies off of most our footie pajamas, and then hemmed up the bottoms, to get them to fit for longer. That has really helped extend the life of his outfits.

For a long and slender baby, you might try onesie extenders. These are like little snappy straps that snap into the crotch of the onesie to make it fit a longer torso.

Plump babies might need pants that are shortened, as might babies that are wearing bulky cloth diapers. A quick hem job can shorten up baby pants so they won’t look silly - or worse, trip up a baby that is learning to pull to a stand or cruise.

Lastly, relying on separates and layers is great. If your baby is wearing a size 0-3 top and a 6-12 bottom, no one will know. Or if your adorable 6 month old is wearing 18-24 month sized socks, then… our families have something in common. - Leigh G.