If you haven't noticed, I'm a planner. So, as you might expect, my hospital bag was filled to the brim with everything we might need for our newborn's arrival. Like most parents, I had a blanket, a first outfit, and even a cute little hat for my baby's head. It was all packed and ready to go.

In the chaos that was Adeline's birth, my bag didn't make it to the hospital. So when she was born we were a mom and dad with no clothing for our baby. No blanket to snuggle her...

The nurse said that she'd bring us an outfit. I'm thinking to myself, "How sad that the only clothes my baby will wear are those from the hospital. I'll never hold her in her clothes."

When the nurse handed me a beautiful pink-and-purple dress, a hat, and a blanket, I was amazed at how perfect they were. Purple is my favorite color, and we didn't have anything pink because we didn't know if we were having a boy or girl. I also noticed they were all hand-made, knitted stitch by stitch. As I held it up to look at, I found pinned to the dress a tag that read, "Made with love by the Ladies of the First United Methodist Church of Lockhart, Texas."