Miscellanea

Rip has reached the "putting things into other things" stage. "Other things" is in an ideal world either someone's vacant shoes or the warming drawer of the oven.

Also, Rip has now outgrown many 2T items of clothing - anything with a torso needs to be 3T. He's 11 months old, people. Crazy.

Does anyone remember that when Rip was a few months old, we bought him and Jolly matching fleecy firetruck pajamas? Jolly was trying to shoehorn himself into the pajamas again 8-ish months later as we were preparing for the advent of autumnal weather, and his very stubborn insistance that they're perfect notwithstanding, they're just way too small... but we consoled ourselves with, "oh, at least Rip can wear them!"

Except, no, Rip is NOT able to wear them either. They are also too small for him - can't zip them up. Good heavens.

So much for the whole handmedown concept. We have big brother shirts that are too small for Rip.