Maia is 9 months old, and I haven’t had to buy her any clothing. Well, I did buy her some preemie-sized clothing when she was first born, because obviously we didn’t anticipate having a preemie-sized baby and therefore had no clothing that fit her. But aside from that, all of her clothing has been gifted to us. My mother shipped me a huge box of my old baby clothes (some of which were her old baby clothes!). My mother-in-law and sister-in-law showed up with boxes of clothes they had bought at yard sales. And then of course there was the baby shower. We made sure to only register for a few choice articles of clothing because we already had a ton, but who can resist those cute little baby outfits in the stores?  So I found myself in a bit of a panic last week when I realized Maia had almost outgrown her current size and I didn’t have enough clothing in the next size up. But there was a silver lining in this (well, 2 actually!). 1) I get to go shopping! 2) I get to choose the clothing I like for my daughter!

Don’t get me wrong. I have no problem with pink or designs like flowers & butterflies. I don’t even have any issues with “princess” clothing (gasp!). And I most certainly wouldn’t turn a gift away just because it’s not what I would have chosen for her. But if given the choice between something pink & frou-frou or something with, say, skulls on it…well, do I really need to answer that? I have seen very little alternative clothing in the stores, and what I have seen has been grossly over-priced. I refuse to pay $17 for a onesie because it’s black or leapord print or has a band name on it! Not gonna happen!

So when the children’s resale shop was having a huge sale the other weekend, I headed over with my fingers crossed hoping I could find something less typical than I expected. And much to my surprise, I found tons! I present to you the loot:

How cute is this skull design? Yes this was made specifically as a Halloween tee, but I shall be cheesy and quote Ministry (um, the band..in case you don’t know): Everyday is Halloween. Bwahahaha!

Considering I wasn’t expecting to find a whole lot, I think I did pretty well. I even bought a pink shirt, although that wasn’t what I was on a mission to find.

Maia loves her daddy, and this jacket proves it!

I also picked up 3 pairs of shoes…2 pairs of differently sized black mary janes, and these with black & white polka dots.

A week later I went back (tax-free weekend!) and found a few more things. Yay!

I’m so happy with what I found! I hope that I continue to have luck finding the style of clothing I like. You know….until she’s old enough to protest & choose the clothes she likes. Maybe I’ll get lucky and she’ll have my taste in clothing.

Sigh. I can dream, right?

Tags: Alternative, Clothing, Resale, Skulls, Tax-free Weekend
Filed under: Non-Traditional