Aidan:
Your daddy and I are already saving for your college education. We started way back when you were in the NICU. Your great grandfather gave us your first $100 for your college savings account. Already it has several thousand dollars in it, and we have every intention of having enough money in there for your college degree.
But it will probably not be a private or Ivy League institution. We have a good reason for this, and I felt I should explain it now so you don’t think it is a red herring when you are 18 and we tell you where all our money went.
You see son, the extra money went to buying you new shoes every 4-5 weeks and new clothing almost as often! Seriously, you are a hugely tall child! You wore your size 9 shoes for about 5 weeks. I decided to go get you an extra pair for dirtying up since it is getting nice outside. I went into Stride Rite and was going to pick up a pair when the salesperson suggested we measure your feet quickly. I thought there was no reason since I had purchased shoes and had your feet measured a scant 5 weeks earlier. You now need size 10’s! In 5 weeks!
The other night we noticed your old pajamas were short enough that we were seeing exposed belly. I went out to get you more and you needed size 5 pajamas! Not so much for your weight, but your height my little giant. Here you are in your size 5 pajamas…and they fit!
You see, it is hard to save for a private college education when we are dropping $50 at StrideRite and $100 at Gymboree every month.
But don’t worry. State schools have great educations and they are plenty of fun. I didn’t do so bad going to one.
Oh, and don’t blame me for the “freakishly tall” and “freakishly huge feet” genes. Those belong to your Dad.





Oh my goodness he is big!!! Kellar will be 2 in April and he’s in a size 7 shoe and 2T clothes, wow a size 10..holy cow..haha..and I thought Kellar was big for such a small start..haha..I think you have have a future basketball star on your hands, hey if that’s the case he may not need the college fund..
State collge is not so bad. My child just graduated from Umass Amherst last year and now she is looking into graduate schools. None of the Doctors I work with get paid less for getting their degree from a State school.
Also with Umass Amherst, we could pay monthly. Which was good. Many of the State schools are really nice. And then you can save some money for Graduate school which your boy is more likely to attend.