Thursday, September 1, 2011

Clothes for Carrie

This isn't how I expected things to turn out. You know today marks the day that you should have been born. We weren't going to find out the sex so I would have made your Daddy go buy something wonderful, soft, and pink to bring you home in...


I never get to shop in the girls section, so the cuteness overload might take over! We are pretty much shorts and tshirts around here. Who knew there are so many options when it comes to dressing a baby girl?! Once it starts to cool down, we would have to wake up and get the boys ready for school. I would have to dress you in something fallish...



Pretty soon the holidays would roll around and I would immediately put this atop your head every time we walked out the door.


There's not many opportunities to wear feathers in your life, so you should take advantage of it while you are young. You would grow up to hate me for putting the large feather head-eating things on for all your pictures. But it was SOOOO cute at the time.

I would also make you wear this sleeper. I know, it's still 104* in Texas, but you're little and can't control your body heat yet....


Most definitely followed by these:





Your GG already bought you some things as well....







While it's still cool out, we would have to dress like a giraffe. Only because your Aunt Kimi likes giraffes.



And then I would call you my sweet chickie all day in this




When it starts to warm up, I think you should learn to crawl in something like this:


Or this, because it's totally practical:



In the summer I would take you and your bothers for ice cream wearing this



And on your first birthday, I would have baked you a cake to smash while your Daddy took pictures wearing your 1st Birthday outfit.




But, we only had you here for a short time. All of our dreams and plans for you will live in our hearts until we hold you again. So instead of welcoming you to the world today, I will take these clothes and drop them off at the Pregnancy Help Center in your name. There are mommies with little girls who need our help. When they complete their training class, they will get a gift basket full of useful things (including these ridiculous, impractical, over priced, yet totally adorable, what every princess should wear outfits) Thank you Carrie.

5 comments:

GeGe said...

Dear Carrie
You are forever etched in our hearts - your mommy and daddy are the best around you know. They loved you before you were concieved. Your brothers had big plans for you - although they wished for a brother - you would have had them wrapped around your finger. GeGe was so blessed to hold you for a while and remeber you forever. I love you McDaniels...up to heaven...

Kim said...

The smallest hearts make the biggest impact.

Sweet Carrie, Aunt Kimi will hold you in my heart forever.

To Keith, Cole, Brad and my sister: You are so loved. I pray that God wraps you in His arms especially tight today.

Hilary said...

You are an amazing mother, Jen!

Carrie, you are blessed to have such an amazing family! I know you feel their love everyday!

I love you, McD's!

I'm Erin. said...

What a sweet thing to do.

Wish you had your little girl in your arms today...

Praying!

Anonymous said...

You are such a great mommy and have such a great family. Like your friend said, wishing you had her in your arms today, but I know she will be forever in your heart. Sweet, sweet, Carrie.

Thinking of you guys!