Rachel's Clothes

You might think that Rachel's clothing is fairly simple. Most of the time, she wears a sleeper (definition: a garment that covers her from neck to toes). These generally have fun patterns, bright colors, or animals on them. Occasionally she wears other articles of clothing, but these are generally harder to put on, take off, and change her diaper in, so Daddy doesn't like them as much. They are quite cute, and she will definitely be exhibiting more style in the future.

What you can't see from most photos is that she has about 2 million pieces of clothing in her room. Most of these are used clothes from friends and family, which we like because it means less consumption of new stuff. In fact, we realized today that we have yet to buy a single article of clothing for our daughter -- no complaints there! So after we arrived home from being on the Island for two weeks, it was time to organize her clothes. The piles in Rachel's room quickly grew taller than she is, as we sorted them into categories based on when they are supposed to fit her. Here is a photo of Rachel and Mommy posing with the piles (called "now", 6-9 months, 9-12 months, and "really far in the future").

Rachel amused herself during this 4-hour process (we did take a break for dinner, several naps, 2 diaper changes, and a snack break) by sitting on Daddy's lap, lying on her changing pad, and later having a tug-of-war contest with herself. She recently learned how to bring her hands together at the center of her body, and is very entertained by pulling on one hand with the other. She also discovered a new toy (called the "Winkle" -- thanks Andi and Giles!) that had previously been uninteresting. Today it was a hit, as she tried to pull it in two directions (one with each hand) and eat it at the same time. The following video shows this amusement.