You know, man-pris are very euro. He'll be the height of fashion. :)

Have you checked Lands End? Their kid sizing can be odd and you might luck out. They should be able to tell you a waist size via their online chat/help function.

Wrangler's on Amazon.

Here is a link that might be useful: 3T jeans

You should try getting your clothes from India!! My family from there keeps sending DS clothes that are too tight at the waist but just the right height. I know not very helpful for you..but maybe you could try some european companies?
I think I found some jeans at the Children Place that were too slim for my DS.

have you tried Gap's kids; I buy them for my gs and the waist seems slim.

Sears was the only store that made a toddler slim back in the day when my son needed them.

If I couldn't get his pants there, I also used to sew so I would open a side seam, throw a piece of elastic in; then I would zig zag the elastic, put the pants on him and figure where the next zig zag had to be. To stop it from rolling, I also stitched the middle of the back. You can even use a seam ripper on the inside next to the seam to open it enough to get elastic in there, then just zig zag over where you ripped. Denim is tough, they won't come apart.

I also did the same with sweat pants, opened a seam, pulled the elastic tighter and closed it back up. Takes a few minutes to do. Not very time consuming.

IIRC once my boys hit 4 we started encountering a lot of pants with elastic bands and buttons in the waist area -- sometimes not so comfortable but it did allow us to zip the waist in and out as needed. Sears jeans are relatively slimmer than, say, Old Navy, at least in our experience. But not *that* slim, so they might not help you much.

I'm sure you've looked for drawstrings? And you're handy with a sewing machine, aren't you?

And: keep some of these emails/threads around, so that when he's a husky 18-year-old you can look back and smile!

Gap Kids have the best jeans/pants for skinny kids. They're clothes are cut a little slimmer to begin with and they have the adjustable waist thingys. They're great quality and wash up really nice. The GapKids start at size 4 with slim an option on many things, but it sounds like you need Baby Gap which doesn't offer slims, but they do have the adjustable waist, so maybe that will help. I love those adjustable waist elastics. My youngest has to wear navy khaki's for his school uniform and we start out the year in a pair with the elastics pulled so tight he has to tuck in a 6" pull tie on each side of his pants. By year end, they're generally fitting better but then too short. So I do feel your pain. You might also check A Child's Place. I did get some things from them when the kids were smaller. Gymboree was another store I could buy clothes for my kids at and they generally fit well.

Old Navy never worked for us - they cut their pants so generously even the slims were too big.

I had the skinniest kids - my 11 year old still only weighs 65 pounds. The Gap pants fit all three skinny boys the best hands down.

I have a big butt and always have to have the waists of things taken in for them to fit correctly. Sounds over the top for a toddler but maybe you should just get a couple pair tailored for him. It would probably be a lot less than special order fancy jeans.

I found these Calvins

Here is a link that might be useful: slim

I just buy the thin, cheapy walmart Faded Glory jeans and have my mom tack two darts in the back elastic. He's 3 but the 18 month jeans still fit in length with the waist darted. We have to have elastic in the waist all the way around for day care since the kids need to pull their pants up and down by themselves. I checked all the more expensive stores and had trouble finding all elastic so I ended up with the walmart ones and it's working out fine.

Old Navy online has jeans in a slim. I'm not sure if they go down to 3T in a slim, but if you haven't checked it couldn't hurt to look.

My 2 1/2 can still wear 18 month waists (in fact, they just now have started fitting him). My best solution thus far has been overalls. They don't really work with kids who are potty training though.

When he starts to potty train, I will probably just put darts in his pants. At home, he just wears a T-shirt.

Emily was a very early preemie (born at 7 mos) and we're a thin build family anyhoo. Heck, my mom used to take our pants in so much to fit us, that our pockets in the back were almost touching! This was in the days before slims for kids, I guess. It sounds like Emily was about the same size as your DS at that age. From what I recall, I bought her jeans and pants at JC Penney, as she always needed slims! Heck, at age 15 1/2, she's finally in a size 1.
Hope you can find some soon for your sweet son.
And good luck with your IVF.
Lynn

Wow you guys rock!!! Ok I'm being somewhat lazy on the sewing thing now (yes I can do it but I have to finish this house before we move in the fall so I haven't gotten to it). I figure in the future I'll be able to fix his jeans myself (thanks for the ideas....I was going to search that later LOL) but sheesh, just from this group of posts I found six pairs of jeans :) I bought the Calvins and the Wranglers, and am working on the rest :)

Old Navy and Gap are unfortunately too big even cinched up on the last button hole of the adjustable waists. Lisa my husband caught this thread right at the big butt comment...we lost our drinks :oP The man-pries was a good one too LOL We'll start a new fashion :)

I have to admit, I hate draw string pants and sweats. I know someday I'll have to give in to his wishes for comfort, but until he whines, I want a more tailored look...they look so much better with his collection of knit golf vests (he'll kill me for telling anyone about that when he's older LOL)

I've had great luck at a place called "Once Upon A Child" which sells used baby cloths. I haunt the rack for anything by Polo (they fit skinny kids really well) but as he gets bigger (ok taller) I ssee less and less of them.

Ok back to my wine as I shop :) Really thanks all for the fabulous ideas :) You rock!!

When you do have time to sew, all you need is one side seam ripped open, push elastic in, then zig zag it next to the other side seam. This is why it's so quick to do.