stayinhomewithmy6
Senior Community Member
We always use Columbia fleece jackets, very similar to the LL Bean & Land End fleece jackets. When also have thicker Columbia winter jackets and when it is REALLY cold, we put the thick coats on over the fleece & then take the thick ones off when we get in the van and leave the fleece ones on in their seats. And, actually, last year, when Ezra was still small enough for me to carry everywhere, I rarely put any jacket on him at all. I would wrap him up in a couple of fleece blankets, carry him to the van, unwrap him, buckle him, and then pile the blankets on top of him. That worked like a charm. It looked very weird to people when I'd carry him into stores or restaurants wrapped in blankets like that, but it worked and was easier than doing the jacket on/jacket off thing like my older kids do. I really don't think that I'll ever worry about having jackets for my under 3T sized kids in the winter anymore because I know I'll end up just using blankets anyway!