There’s no doubt about it, this mum works hard to be the very best mum she can (most of the time), but occasionally a task is set before her that challenges her to hilt and she is doomed to fail.

In this case: dressing August.

When dad picks out his clothes, August looks put together in stylish pants and T’s (see helicopter outfit, above), muted colors paired with muted colors, patterns and designs just enough to bring out the boyish charm and making August look ever-so-slightly cool without trying too hard. Oh, he looks cute.

But when daddy’s away and mummy has free range of the closets, somehow August ends up looking like a mismatched patchwork quilt of bad fashion.

Today he wore: A pair of yellow quilted pants with ducks balancing red balls on their beaks, a white T-shirt, black Argyle socks underneath his green fleece “Robin Hood” boots and a navy blue Baby Gap cardigan. Even this mum had to admit it was a bit of an embarrassment. (No photo taken to protect August’s reputation.)

Hey, we can’t all be good at everything. And as they say, variety — in this case clothing styles — is the spice of life.

Tags: Baby Clothes