Moving Up

Monday afternoon during the small break when both boys were napping, I moved the straps on Cale's cat seat up from the lowest setting to the next higher setting. He fits in his car seat, now that the straps are above his shoulders!

Another sign that Cale is growing is what we did yesterday afternoon. We returned a case of 216 size 1-2 Pampers Swaddlers diapers, and bought some size 2 diapers. I knew that Will's mom had to exchange diaper sizes when he grew quickly, so she gave me the idea. I know size 1-2 diapers say they fit up to 15 pounds and Cale only cracks 13 pounds when he's dressed, but I've learned not to get hung up on diaper weight ranges, except as a suggested starting point. Makes sense instead to buy what fits. (That's why Karston wears size 5 now; he certainly doesn't weigh 27+ pounds.) Since Cale looks like he could use more crotch depth than size 1-2 offers, it's time to move up a diaper size as soon as we use the last four 1-2's later today.

Babies sure do grow and change faster than toddlers, and Cale is bigger than Karston was at this age. No wonder I bought too many of the smaller diapers: my experience isn't helping!

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