24-Hour Slumber Party

I spend way too much time reading the forum posts on BabyCenter — it's something I can do on my iPhone, in the dark, during those lengthy middle-of-the-night feedings. I have learned a lot, laughed some and marveled at some people's "interesting" ideas. But, one post the other day has me feeling like I am dressing my baby the wrong way!

William spends nearly all of his time in pajamas (as does mama, these days). He has not left the house except to go to the doctor's office, but when he did, he wore his pajamas. His small wardrobe consists of 90% pajamas (footy pajamas and gowns), plus a couple of baby sweatsuit things. Even those can be successfully used as pajamas as we have learned. I change his clothes when they get dirty, which can be anything between 30 seconds and 24 hours after I put them on.

But a lot of the girls on this forum were saying, oh, well I put on his pajamas at night, and in the morning I put on a daytime outfit. ??? What? Am I crazy? I mean, it's a baby, right? What's the difference between pajamas and a daytime outfit? I mean, I guess if you have a girl and she has all these cute frilly dresses, you might want to use those during the day. But a boy? We are getting ready for some of our first big outings this week and I don't want my boy to be a fashion "don't."  Help!

For a point of reference, here is a typical daytime/nighttime outfit:

 

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  • 1/17/2011 1:30 PM Rick wrote:
    The important thing to remember is this...at his age Williams could care less. So P.J.'s are fine and if you want to dress him up during the day, well that's for your enjoyment. Gee Sloane, William sure is a cutey.
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  • 1/17/2011 1:57 PM Beavl wrote:
    Beavl, for the love of god, you need to have a glass of wine. Put that baby in whatever is warm in that freezing city of yours. Geez louise. And stop reading the internet! Those people are crazy!
    Love,
    New Mommy Who Doesn't Give a $#@ What People Think About My Baby (except Mario Lopez, but he loves her so it's fine)
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  • 1/18/2011 8:35 AM Cecilia wrote:
    PJ's all day and if they are cute and it is cold outside.. PJ's for the outings.... just keep the boundle of joy warm..!
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  • 1/18/2011 9:40 PM Lindsay wrote:
    My favorite outfits for baby boys are the cargo pants with pockets. Does William have any of those? It seems like they should come in handy for his baby cellphone, wallet, et al.
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    1. 1/20/2011 11:09 AM Sloane and Puffy wrote:
      You know, like I told William, what did I get you that iPhone for if you never answer my texts? Babies, I swear.
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