Newest family member

Today we welcome the newest member of our family, a precious baby girl. I am so proud of my little sis and Uncle T. We can't wait to meet her. I really wish I was there. It all comes back to being stuck here, away from family. Looking forward to August. We get to travel to MN and meet her then. We received word last night. My parents were able to get in the car and be there. Three was thrilled they were going. She asked when we can go. Of all the names they were thinking of, this was Three's favorite. Can't wait for August to get here!

This is the poem I used on her baby shower invitations. It is a favorite of mine. Here's to sweet baby Claire.

Baby Feet

by Edgar A Guest

Tell me, what is half so sweet

As a baby’s tiny feet,

Pink and dainty as can be,

Like a coral from the sea?

Talk of jewels strung in rows,

Gaze upon those little toes,

Fairer than a diadem,

With the mother kissing them!

It is morning and she lies

Uttering her happy cries,

While her little hands reach out

For the feet that fly about.

Then I go to her and blow

Laughter out of every toe;

Hold her high and let her place

Tiny footprints on my face.

Little feet that do not know

Where the winding roadways go,

Little feet that never tire,

Feel the stones or trudge the mire,

Still too pink and still too small

To do anything but crawl,

Thinking all their wanderings fair,

Filled with wonders everywhere.

Little feet, so rich with charm,

May you never come to harm.

As I bed and proudly blow

Laughter out of every toe,

This I pray, that God above

Shall protect you with His love,

And shall guide those little feet

Safely down life’s broader street