Lets talk about clothing sizes......

DD is 16 months and is wearing a 2t......so if I was looking to buy some clothes for the summer should I buy 3t.......that seems so big to me. The 2t now is still a little big around the waist but good on the length for pants and tops seem to be a perfect fit. I know I should probably wait until its closer to summer but I'm a compulsive shopper and saw some cute stuff already that I want to pick up for our cruise.

Re: Lets talk about clothing sizes......

I would wait till its closer to summer, Julia is still in 18-24 months and shes 19 months. I got her some 2T outfits at the Gap but only because I know she will be that size and Gap runs big.

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Hmm... the 3T will probably be too long for her. My son is in 2T and I'm wondering what to get him for the summer... I'll probably go with the 3T - I'm going to wait a few more months before I go on a shopping spree! My confusion is shoes!

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I say if you feel that certain brands/lines run on the bigger side, stick with those till she actually goes up a size....

or buy them in 3T and shrink them on purpose???

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It depends on the child but I would think the 3T pants would be too long. My DD's legs just got longer since she turned 2, esp in the past 2 or 3 months. (she's 2 1/2 now) - all of a sudden she has a kid body. I would think at your DD's age, even if she's wearing a bigger size, she would still have more of a babyishly proportioned body vs. a little girl body. The shirts, I think the 3T is fine if she's wearing 2T shirts comfortably now. It depends on the brand too - I can't believe the disparity in lengths on the pants from on brand to another! Maybe you can go shopping with something that is a little big on her now and pick the size according to whatever is similar to the outfit you bring, KWIM? I did that once or twice and it makes it alot easier to choose a size when you're not sure.

HTH