I go through different phases when it comes to shopping antiques.  There are periods when I am digging through every linen rack and pile in sight and other times when I’m scouring shelves for silver.  In one of those phases, just about any antique baby item caught my eye.  That phase was in my pre-baby years and that probably had something to do with it…  I was drawn to little leather booties, delicate bonnets, highchairs, and white dresses.  I even bought an antique iron crib and used it as a day bed for many years.  I’ve since sold almost all of the baby gear I bought in that phase, but I kept a few special pieces.  Today, I was cleaning up the guest room and saw two Christening gowns I had kept, but put away in the closet.  It was time to find a place for them again. I walked around the house, holding the two antique hangers from my fingers.  I finally found the perfect place.