Until now, I have had to buy clothes for Lucy. Since I thought Cali was my last baby, everything that she outgrew, I immediatly gave away. 18-24 months is where I started to save her clothes again, and now Lucy fits those clothes. Yes, she is only 8 months old, but my babies are big & tall, ok?!?!!
Anyway, I can still remember splurging on this little purple sweater dress for Cali. (by splurge, I mean bought at full price which I almost never do!) I LOVED it then and I love it now on Lucy.
Although I do LOVE them, hand-me-downs have a way of making me so sad. I remember like it was yesterday Cali wearing this dress. She was the sweetest most beautiful little baby... and now she is so grown up and while she is obviously beautiful and still sweet somewhere deep down inside herself (I am sure of it!) I think I had truly hoped that she would stay that sweet little baby forever. Why do they have to grow up so fast? And why can't they stay perfectly innocent and sweet, the way they come? What am I doing wrong that turns them into sassy, disobedient little troublemakers?
Well, that is a whole other post, but I was teary eyed putting this little dress on my sweet Lucy this morning. I truly hope and pray and dream in my heart that she will be this sweet FOREVER. I need her to be. I don't consider myself a sentimental person when it comes to material things, but I think I might just hold on to this dress for my granddaughters!
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Gorgeous. I totally understand. I have allotted myself one bin that I can safe baby clothes in for my grandkids. :)
That dress is dang cute! She looks like such a doll in it. And I completely agree that there are some little people clothing items that are just impossible to let go of. Oh how I love that little Lucy's cheeks!
What a darling little purple dress and even more darling the sweet girl in it. I know exactly what you mean about baby clothes. I didn't think I was very sentimental about clothes until I had kids. There are a few that I've put on Jakey that I get a flood of memories putting on.
p.s.-I love your Thanksgiving post.
I have to say, I think your hubby and kids are sure lucky to have you.
I got lots of boy hand-me downs from my many nephews. When I packed the 4T and 5T stuff I cried at how big they looked. Then I had to open them for Sam to wear and I cried again because he is that big now. It's painful how quickly they grow. My mom saved all our baby clothes and one year for Christmas we all got Cabbage Patch dolls and she gave us all the dresses for them that we used to wear.
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