Why We Love Baby Clothes! — christening

When my daughters started having babies, they asked me, "Mom, tell us about us when we were little!".  It seemed I could remember more about what they wore, than about them!  It was disconcerting!  What did this say about me, my values, my memory!?  Visions of BAD MOM went through my mind! I reflected.  How did clothing become so darn important and memorable?