My daughter was in desperate need of pants after the 6-month mark. These were perfect - I bought them when my daughter was 7 months (she is small for her age - 25% for weight) and though they were a bit long, they worked fine. Now at 11 months she can still wear them (she's got a tiny little butt) and they are still long enough to cover her chubby little ankles, which is nice. She generally grows out of clothes long-ways first. Also, the colors are pretty universal - they match any number of random hand-me-down shirts we have floating around. And the fabric is a nice soft stretchy cotton blend.