Heather admired a lacy pink party dress with a short skirt of stiffly ruffled crinoline. “Baby clothes are just too cute!” she exclaimed.

“Yeah, it’s too bad they’re all so small though,” observed Mandy as she examined a tiny red plaid, pleated skirt and red top decorated with a teddy bear applique in matching plaid.

“Well, babies usually are small,” said Heather, who was an expert at explaining the obvious.

Mandy refolded a cotton nightgown spattered with pink valentines and returned it to the box on the floor with a sigh. “None of these clothes are going to fit a baby his size,” she complained, pointing at Kim.