With holiday sales already cropping up online, and being stuck indoors due to crummy weather, I decided to shop for some bargain priced Christmas and baby shower gifts for others....and of course ended up finding deals on clothes for BabyEllie that were too good to pass up - oops!

She's currently almost 5 months old, wearing mostly size 0-3 months. I bought some things from Baby Gap in both 6-12 months (for springtime) and 12-18 months (for next fall/winter). I'm hoping that since I mainly bought separates, they'll be pretty flexible in sizing, and nothing I bought is TOO tied to a specific season (jeans, a skirt, pjs), and we live in a climate that doesn't change too much throughout the year. I do wonder if it's a little excessive to have things stashed in her wardrobe that she won't wear for about a year, though! Worst case scenario, I guess I'll just leave the tags on and sell them to someone else if I was way off and they never get worn.

Do you shop "ahead" of your LO's current size to get good deals on the clothes you want for him/her? How many sizes up from their current size do you buy? Are you worried about the potential of the clothes not fitting at the right time?