#6 Shopping for clothes has never been more fun.

Life with a baby can get expensive, and it goes far beyond the medical costs.  Diapers, formula, wipes and so many other day-to-day needs.  Thankfully, family and friends can help defray a lot of the expense.

The one thing you really don't mind spending money on as new parents is clothing.  I don't know about you, but the only thing I like about clothes shopping for myself is that I'm meeting a need.  The actual process of selecting and trying things on is torture for me.  But it feels so different when you shop for a baby.  All you can think about is "jeez he'd/she'd look cute as hell in this."

In Benjamin's case, we've mostly stuck to zippered, full-body onesies.  He seems not to enjoy having his legs/feet exposed, so that's why we go with the full onesies.  And the zippers make it so much easier during changing time.  Buttons are terrible to try to fumble around with when you're in a hurry.

Here's a sampling of some of his cute outfits so far (and we have plenty more waiting on hangers for when he grows a bit more).  A lot of the items are from the well-known Carter's brand - we've been pleased with the quality (and cute factor) of their stuff.

The patch says, "I'M OUT OF THIS WORLD."

The script reads: "HUNK."

His arms are blocking the script, which reads, "Handsome."

The patch here says, "Sometimes Crabby, Always Cute."