My little berry

Working in malls everyday while I was pregnant was a battle with self control. While I knew there would be no point in even looking at baby clothes until I found out if I should be looking at blue or pink, let's be honest, I couldn't help myself from day one. I did learn to limit my purchases to sale days with coupons eventually but the first article of clothing I bought, before I knew boy or girl, was a little pink striped, cotton number with a large strawberry smack on the bum. When I saw it, I immediately snapped a picture and sent it to Jameson with a smiley face then got back to work. I walked by it several more times that day, it was on the way to the restroom and I was pregnant, and could not resist. I brought it home and hung it in my closet where I got to look at it every day. Anyone who saw it said I was ridiculous since I hadn't even learned the gender. That outfit remained the only outfit I bought before learning of Lucy and it still holds a special place among all the dresses for me. Maybe it's that it was the first purchase, or that I somehow felt compelled to buy pink, or just that its so darn cute, but I love it. As Lucy grows and grows this outfit only has a couple more wears until it is packed away. Seeing my baby girl wear this first outfit I bought for her is surreal; she more beautiful and the outfit even sweeter than I could have imagined. I couldn't help but take a few pictures to remember this outfit and the time in her life when she still fit in it. My sweet little berry bum...