Fancy Easter Baby

Kayden was Mr. Baby GQ on his first Easter, dressed to the nines. He had an Easter basket with a fuzzy white chicken- bunny and a new rattle, and was a great success hunting eggs.

Once upon a time about 27 years ago, I dressed my little boy in his first Easter outfit. Peter was about 2 months old and had a yellow terry cloth sleeper with a little white tail and a bib with "My First Easter" embroidered on it. Back in those days, there were no gathers on the legs of paper diapers. Baby poop had a tendency to shoot right out the side, which is exactly what happened about 5 minutes after Peter was all dressed to go. Somehow I had enough time to remove his poopy- legged outfit and throw it in the washer before we left to show him off. I pulled it from the dryer, dressed him again, and we were off. As I recall, we did actually get to have a few pictures with Grandma and Grandpa before a repeat diaper failure occurred. Say what you want about the "good old days", but I think gathered leg diapers make today a better place.

Kayden

Through all the sadness of the past month, Kayden is my one constant source of happiness and laughter. At 3 months old, he is a happy baby who loves to smile. His little fist is in his mouth most of the time and the "drooly" stage has started. Several nights ago I was caring for him while Heidi and Ashley went out for the evening. He had finished his bottle around 11PM and I was holding him while swaying back and forth as he gradually went to sleep. Just as his eyes closed he let out this little chuckle and smiled- like he was thinking of something amusing.

In memory of our Winnie

We lost our beloved Winnie on Thursday, April 2. Advancing arthritis had gradually been making walking difficult for her, and on Wednesday she lost the use of her back legs. She had lived a full life and was surrounded by love for the last 9 years we we were blessed to have her as a member of our family. Home is not the same without her smile.