This week I've had to come to grips with the fact my baby is growing up. As we were driving home from church Sunday, I looked back and saw that Edmund's head was flopping forward. I had Steven pull over so I could rearrange Edmund in the carseat. Edmund has much better head control now and was not flopping forward because he couldn't hold his head up, but because his head had outgrown the newborn insert. When we got home I reluctantly took the insert out. I had to acknowledge not only that my baby is no longer newborn size, but has a big head! For those of you who may be concerned, Edmund actually has a normal sized head.
Last week I made sure that Edmund wore some of my favorite newborn outfits and sleepers, as I knew he would probably never wear them again. Of course an outfit is not as cute when the neck is stretched and the baby has to curl his toes to fit into it, but I wanted to hang onto the newborn stage just a little bit longer. On Saturday I washed the newborn clothes, then carefully packed them away. I would be lying if I said I didn't shed a tear.
I have made it a goal to make sure Edmund wears all of his outfits at least once before outgrowing them. Most babies outgrow the 0-3 month size before hitting 3 months, but Edmund seems to be following clothing sizes almost exactly. Unfortunately one of his bigger looking 0-3 month outfits was deceptive. After Edmund had one of his infamous peeing extravaganzas all over himself and his outfit I decided to put on the aforementioned outfit. To my shock he was too big for it. He's only 2 months old and I've already failed at my goal. Fortunately, the outfit, although a cute one, was a hand-me-down, so I didn't feel quite as defeated. All of this goes to show my baby really is growing. I love watching his new achievements, and wouldn't trade his smiles for anything, even the opportunity to have him wear an adorable outfit.
