Such A Doll!

Charlotte Rose 
This is Charlotte Rose, my great-niece, she is my sister's first grandchild. My sister has four daughters so you can only imagine the attention this precious baby gets. It was her Christening last Sunday and regretfully I could not attend. I asked Kristen, her mom, to send me some photos and the above are her captures. I enhanced them with old fashioned photo frames from, TheCoffeeShopBlog.com. 
I was thrilled to learn that I had a small part in the selection of this beautiful dress. I had a bag of old linens that included four antique christening gowns that I gave to my sister Terry, when we moved to Florida. Terry and Kristen selected the above gown and gave it to my mom, Charlotte's great-grand-mother, to wash, starch and press, it needed only a couple of small repairs. So now there are four generations involved with the wearing of this garment. Terry also solved the bonnet dilemma, as no mall had anything to match. She went to an antique store and found an elaborate old pillow case along with three yards of antique lace, that matched perfectly and made the bonnet herself. 
Wow, when things are just meant to be! 
Kristen, recently graduated from nursing school and has chosen to stay at home with her precious new baby, she is such a wonderful new mom. 
Everything Kristen touches seems to turn to gold, she made the christening cake too, her first attempt at cake decorating. So much talent!
Wouldn't you love to know who first wore that christening gown and how many years ago it was. If linens could only talk! 
Coincidentally, four gowns, four daughters, hmmm, I think I see a tradition starting here! 
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Sleep Sweet Charlotte!

Charlotte Rose
Is there anything sweeter than a sleeping infant? She is being held by her adoring great-grandmother, my mother. Charlotte Rose is my sister's first grand-daughter and grand-child. My sister has four daughters! Have you got all that??? 
I gave Kristen, my niece, Charlotte's mom an Anne Geddes coffee table book for Christmas. Google her, she is an incredible photographer of new-borns. Kristen had her own photo shoot and created the cutest birth announcement, in Anne Geddes style. Kristen is a very talented young woman, beautiful inside and out. Charlotte weighed 9lbs. and 10ozs. at birth and her mom is this little tiny person, how does this happen? The baby is five weeks old and mom is back to her normal weight! 
UGH! Think I still have that baby pouch, thirty seven years later!
Charlotte is a very fortunate child to have two loving parents and so many loving relatives to welcome her into the family! 
Tried to create that Mary Cassatt kind of feel here, always loved this artist's work. 
You might want to google her too!
Have a wonderful day! Sweet dreams, Sweet Charlotte, I just love her name!