When GI was still a baby, we got some singlets (sandos) for him. These particular singlets grew with him. I think he was wearing some of them until age two or three until we decided to set them aside. These singlets eventually got passed on to RD. Of course by then, these were kind of stretched and thinned out from all the washing and wearing.
When he was about 3 or 4 years old, he got a brand new singlet with the Union Jack on it. It was too big for him at the time but he liked wearing it nonetheless. It was so big that it went below his knees up to his shin and oftentimes one side of the top would drop off his shoulder.
By the time he was nine, the shirt was just the right size for him. Check out this picture taken in March 2003. GI is wearing the singlet in question. (Notice how bright the colors are.)
The year is now 2010 and the singlet has not yet been retired. This picture was taken last week when the weather turned warm and GI wore his Union Jack singlet, now faded and 'slightly' stretched.
I wanted to have him pose with a frisbee but he refused. I think I should have asked him to stand up so everyone can see how big he is now. You would have seen his belly button if he were standing up.
When I see GI in this shirt, I can still imagine my little angel in his oversized singlet going down the stairs the first time he wore the shirt.
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