Baby.

This post is long overdue.

The introduction to Babe - (pronounced Baby)

While we were in Utah for the month of July we did 

a little shopping.

On one occasion McCauley fell in love 

with this baby doll.

We came across it at a store called, 

ABC Kids in Kaysville.

My mom had given each of the cousins $10 to purchase 

something at the store with.

M decided she would spend her money on this 

most precious doll.

I hated to break it to her...but this doll was quite a 

bit more than a 10 spot.

She said, ok, she would save her money and do jobs

to try and earn the doll before the trip ended.

Secretly this pleased me very much.

I am pretty sure I wanted her to have the doll as much

as she did....if not more.

I knew one way or another, we would not 

be leaving Utah with out that baby.

I was soooo happy to see her interested in something

besides yet another scantily clad Barbie doll,

BRATZ, or polly pocket.

She has never had a baby doll,

except for when she was a little toddler.

She never forgot about baby on the trip, 

and brought her up often.

Mom, what else can I do to earn money?

Finally, the night before we were to leave to come home,

my mom and I went down

and purchased baby.

I was relieved to see her still there.

We went in on it for M's birthday, and put her

$10 towards it.

Later that night,

after all the cousins had gone home,

and we had said our good-byes,

I brought baby out of her hiding place in M and I's closet.

Genuine surprise and joy.

It was very fun.

She went and gave Grammy hugs and thanks.

After we went back to our room 

and made plans and talked of how baby 

would do on the plane ride home.

At first M put Babe in her own bed to sleep,

but soon they were sleeping just like that photo below.

I have many a shot of the two of them 

all snuggled down together.

Babe has had a few different names, 

Emma, and Pearl...but I have never heard M call her anything

but Babe....that is how she spells it.

She pretty much goes where we go.

When McCauley goes to the store with me she loves to put

her in the baby seat on the shopping cart.

Several people have stopped to comment on 

what a good baby we have, 

only to be slightly taken aback when they get a closer look.

 McCauley is a good little mommy to her.

Always protective.

At first the brothers could not leave her alone....

always trying to take and tease her.

But she is just part of the family now.

The novelty has wore off for them.
(say hallelujah!) 

For M's birthday I have been looking for a new outfit 

or two for Babe.
She wears premie, or new born clothes.

I found this cute little dress,

had to try it on her to make sure it was a go while M

was at school.

Pretty sweet huh?

 Every so often I will get Babe off M's bed just before 

she gets home from school,

I will pack her to the door to greet the kids and tell 

McCauley that baby sure missed her today.

Ohhhhhhh, come here, let me take her.

Come on.....shhhh, shhhh, shhhh, shhh,

there there babe.
: )