0-3 Month Clothes for Milly (I mean, Arya!)

So, I can't figure out how to get my Flickr photos to upload to Blogger, so you are getting a link instead.  Maybe someday I'll figure it out.  Go and check out the pictures and then come back to see how much I paid!

Clothes for Milly Arya


So, I'm proud to say that nothing in Milly's Arya's 0-3 month clothing stash was full price!  There are a few things, 2 fleece sleepers, 3 zippered sleepers, and a 4 pairs of pants that are new, but I paid about 1/3 of the original cost at Ross or TJMaxx.  Those two stores are awesome for baby clothes and baby accessories.  I would highly recommend them if you have to get something for a baby shower but don't have a lot of extra cash. Everything else, I got at thrift stores, resale stores or the semi-annual consignment sale, ranging from .50 cents to $3.00 a piece.  I believe the dress and the pram were $4.50 $3.00 a piece!


I had to put all the clothes in perspective when I kept coming home to Neil with more baby clothes.  First off, babies grow fast and not all the clothes I brought home were for one size.  I looked up the cost of a pram and a similar one was $33 new, so I saved about $28.50!  I got most (5 of out 7) of the short sleeve onesies at a recent thrift store purchase after going to the chiropractor for .59 cents a piece!!  The other two were .99 cents.


I'm kicking myself now for throwing away all my tags from the consignment sale, because it gave a description of what the item was as well as the cost.  I do remember I got 4 of the long sleeve onesies at the consignment sale wrapped in a ziploc bag and they went for $2.00 (.50 cents a piece!).


The pants were between .99 cents and $2.50 a piece.  The new ones came in sets of two and they were $4.99.  The tags from Carters, said they were originally between $17 and $20 for each set.  So I saved a bunch there too. I did got out the day after Thanksgiving to get me some more yoga pants, which I forgot, but I stopped by JCPenney to see if they were having any deals on baby things.  I found the exact sets of pants that I got at Ross and TJMaxx and to their credit, they were half off, but they were still $10.99 for the set. So, even on the biggest sale day of the year, it was still cheaper at Ross and TJMaxx.


I was pretty hung up about getting some zippered sleepers to make it easier to change her diaper in the middle of the night.  I've heard that the snaps are a nightmare in low light.  About half are new and half are thrifted.  The new ones ranged from $2.50-$6.99 a piece.  That pink fleece sleeper was a splurge at $6.99, but originally it was $20.00.  The others were originally $17 full price. 


The last really big find were 2 pairs of patterned pants from Gymboree.  I got 2 pairs for $4 at a consignment sale.  I had Neil look up how much those kind of pants were originally and they were $32.95 a piece!!  I paid $4 for something that cost almost $66 new!!  Babies aren't in 3 month sizes for two long, nor are they moving around or wearing down the fabric at the knees.  Practically brand new pants!