The First Bath Memory...

I had a bathtime memory about Madison this morning, and decided to share it. It's been quite a while since I thought about this...

After giving birth, my daughter chose to keep Madison in the room with her the entire time. This choice meant she was totally responsible for Madison's care. Madison was born by c-section, so Brandy required some help with Madison's care for a couple of days.

Today's story took place when I gave Madison her first bath in the hospital. It was just a sponge bath, of course, but when a nurse came in and caught me bathing her, she sternly scolded me!

She informed me that newborn babies don't sweat, and therefore, they don't need a bath. She went on to drill me that newborns need to be kept very warm, and I was going to give her a chill by bathing her!

You would have thought that I had Madison stripped down, exposed and freezing, which was not the case. I reminded myself (and should have reminded the nurse) that I had successfully raised three children of my own, and was quite capable of bathing an infant without doing bodily harm.

Well, all is well that ends well...Madison survived her first bath by her MiMi with absolutely no "ill effects", but that sure is an interesting "first bath memory"!

***The picture in this post was not taken during that first bath by MiMi, but was probably her first tub bath.

What A Difference A Year Makes...

There is nothing more amazing to me than the amount of changes that occur in a child in 365 days... It's nothing short of a miracle!

For instance, last year, this is what my little grandson, Caden, looked like. Cute little fellow, bucket hat and all! By the way, my son fussed every time his wife put this particular outfit on Caden. Now fast forward an entire year and....

This is what Cade looks like today! It's hard to believe, isn't it? By next summer he won't even be wearing diapers anymore, which means that our household will be without a baby for the first time in several years! Aw, man, why do little ones have to grow up so fast?

At the rate time is passing, I'll be the next one in my household wearing diapers! Heaven forbid!!! I'll leave on that thought....

Time Marches On...

Time is marching on...the summer is quickly passing by!

Book bags and school supplies are beginning to appear in the stores.

Soon our little girl will be going to pre-school two mornings a week.

How exciting it will be for her!

A whole new world of friends and learning awaits her...

As for her mama and me...we'll be lonely while she's gone.

The house is too quiet when she's not in it!

Six Word Saturday...

Caden loves his "Harold" the helicopter!

My little grandson, Caden, loves all things "Thomas the Train". He has several of the trains, but didn't have a Harold the helicopter.

Last weekend while we were visiting St. Simon's Island, my daughter found a wooden Harold the helicopter in a toy store on the island, and showed it to me. Of course, it was over-priced, but I bought it anyway. I brought "Harold" home and gave it to Cade. He must have liked it, because not long after I gave it to him he pooped in his diaper--a "sure fire" sign of excitement :)

The real "kicker" to this story is... after I paid seventeen dollars for the little wooden "Harold", I found a little die cast one at Target for five dollars...that's the way this MiMi's luck runs! Oh well, that's one nice "Harold" that you have there, Caden...enjoy!

Thanks to Cate at http://www.showmyface.com for hosting this fun weekly meme.

Who's Who...In The Family

This is my grandson, Caden Wesley, along with his daddy, Brett, and his mama, Christina. Brett is my oldest son, and the middle child.

Both Brett and Christina are quiet and shy. Cade is quiet and shy as well, but he is very active. He loves "exploring" everything, but doesn't make much noise, or have much to say--yet. Occasionally, he and Madison like to have contests to see who can scream the loudest!

This is my oldest grandchild, Madison Elizabeth, posing(against her will)with her daddy, Clint, and her mama, Brandy. Brandy is my daughter, and the oldest of our three children.

Madison is "the spittin' image" of her mother when she was a child, but she has a lot of her daddy's taits, too. She walks exactly like him, and has a lot of his personality, as well. Madison isn't an "active" child, but she is a "talker". She talks all of the time...and she is loud! She gets this trait from her mother and her MiMi.

So now you know, who is who...in our family--except I didn't mention my youngest son, Brad, who isn't married yet...Hopefully, one of these days I'll be including tales of his "off spring" in this blog as well--but not just yet!

Likes The Sand But Not The Surf...

Our entire family went on a "mini get-away" to celebrate the Fourth of July. We spent the weekend on nearby St. Simon's Island--along with about a million other people! I've never seen so many people crowded into such a small place...

It took a couple of attempts, but we finally found a spot on the beach so the grandchildren could experience a little sand and sun.

Cade seemed to enjoy the sand, despite the fact that some of it landed in his face--and he dropped his cookie in it twice! The surf was a little different story. There is just something unsettling about having those big waves rushing up toward you...he wasn't so sure about that water.

Have no fear Cade, I have a feeling you will grow to love having those waves rushing toward you in a few more years...and next time, we'll pick a less crowded beach!

Maddie At The Pool...

We resorted to swimming in the condo pool this past weekend after excessive crowds kept us from finding a spot on the beach at St. Simon's Island. Trading the beach for the pool didn't seem to bother Madison one bit!

Who needs the beach when a large, beautifully landscaped swimming pool awaited us back at our condo?

Madison thoroughly enjoyed floating around in the pool, then she eventually learned how to jump off the edge of the pool into the water while holding her daddy's hands.

It was especially funny when Madison's daddy would pretend that someone was behind her trying to push her into the pool...she would turn around, flash her dark brown eyes, and yell "No!", and all the while nobody was there...

Madison, you are quite entertaining to watch!