Carolina June’s hope chest

 I spent the weekend working and organizing Carolina June’s room. It’s a constant chore keeping up with this fast growing girl. Each month when she outgrows something I usually take aside some “forever” outfits and the rest go in space saver bags. This way when I give these clothes away I don’t have to go back through each bag and I know everything I want to keep for her is set aside...well I’ve been setting them aside in the cubicle that sits in her closet and they were plum full! I needed these to be empty for her next size. She is mainly in 12-18 month clothing...very very little 9 month still hangs in her closet! So I went through her dresser,closet,cubicle, and her shoes...and I even packed away the newborn blankets and swaddles. I decided to store her forever outfits in the chest in mine and Danes bedroom that Carolina June’s godmother gave us. It hit me like a ton of bricks seeing these things put away....I want to squeeze her in them one more time, but time is a thief and once it’s gone it’s gone. 

Moments like this I realize she is the best thing I have ever done and i want to do it a million more times...

“ Here's to you

You were pink or blue

Everything I wanted

Here's to you

Never sleeping through

From midnight till the morning

Had to crawl

Before you walked before you ran

Before I knew it

You were trying to free your fingers from my hand

'Cause you could do it on your own now

Somehow

Slow down

Won't you stay here a minute more

I know you want to walk through the door

But it's all too fast

Let's make it last a little while

I pointed to the sky and now you wanna fly

I am your biggest fan

I hope you know I am

But do you think you can somehow

Slow down”