Those of us with children know how difficult it can be to keep up with them at times, especially when the little ones are going through a growth spurt. As a father of two young children I along with my wife watch our daughter’s burn through clothes like lightening. We rarely push them to wear any specific type of children’s clothes though we try to center our choices around comfort and affordability. With them growing so fast it becomes quite expensive to keep them dressed.

The younger of the two is just shy of her second birthday and while she’s easy to shop for our oldest who is nearly six is becoming picky about what she wears, especially now that she’s entered Kindergarten and wants to be competitive with the other girls. We both recognize how important a feeling of belonging is so we try not to deny her anything but the sometimes absurd requests she tosses our way.

We’ve spent many an hour at our local malls and general retail stores shopping for girls clothes but that tends to wears us down relatively quickly and so my wife and I began looking online for designer baby clothes as well as something that our oldest would wear. Mind you, we are no strangers to the internet but had previously shied away from shopping online because we prefer to have an item in hand once it’s paid for. That fact stated we have found it to be incredibly convenient for both us and our little ones. These days it’s a simple trip upstairs to the home office where we can pull up a few chairs and can all gather around the monitor for some shopping.

We were and continue to be surprised at just how many retailers and even independent vendors there are out there that specialize in selling just children’s clothes. As of late, my wife though has gotten somewhat overzealous in her online endeavors. Though I can’t argue with the purchase of children’s footwear through some of our favorite sites, the purchase of something like children’s furniture or even children's hats is hard to justify. We aren’t hurting for money but it seems as though there is a new package at the door nearly every other day and the room the girls share is becoming cluttered with things other than the clothing we originally intended to buy.

I am somewhat guilty as well though as I recently bought a few stuffed animals for my girls as their birthday is just a few weeks away. I will likely be back online in a few months to buy them both new children's swimsuits as the summer will soon be upon us again and last years suits aren’t going to fit. There are two sites that my wife and I enjoy giving our business to and since both girls seem to like the clothes from these sites I’m sure we’ll continue to make use of these sites for many years to come.

It is common these days to find the general public fearing online shopping and to many extents I can’t blame them for their apprehension but if you’ve got your own kids or need to buy for nieces, nephews or even grandchildren you really should give serious consideration to one of the many online stores that are dedicated solely children’s clothes and designer baby clothes if there are wee ones in the family. Even with the cost of shipping (when it’s not free) you’ll find that, in many cases you spend less and more importantly you’ll save time and a few headaches too.