Nostalgia
>> Monday, August 24, 2009
The story behind my photo is simple. This is a photo of my daughter, Fiona, in her baptismal gown. The gown was purchased by my mother in 1983, as a baptismal gown for myself. I always knew that when the time came that I had a child to be baptized, (s)he would wear this gown.
In my parents' living room, there is an entire wall of baby girls wearing this dress. Some with the bonnet, some without. Some of the babies are old enough to stand, some are still being propped up to sit, some have nearly outgrown the dress. There is a lot of variety, since there are twelve of us kids in total. It's long been a game that whenever a new person comes to the house, they try to match the baby photo to the correct sibling. The majority of them are obvious, because while we are all wearing the same dress, each has their own distinct personality. I'm looking forward to adding my daughter's picture and personality to that wall, and to giving the dress back to my mother so that she can have my youngest sister's (who is nearly a year old already!) photos done before she outgrows the dress!
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