Lots of Love

When I said yesterday that Whatshername has been keeping Caleb while Mom goes back to work, I didn't metion that Whatshername has been keeping Caleb at Mom's work. We are lucky that Mom's school shares the church building so that Whatshername has been able to keep Caleb in the church nursery. (We hope to hire a nanny that will come keep Caleb in the nursery when school starts again in the Fall.) This has allowed Mom to spend time with Caleb during the day.

Mom snapped this first picture of Caleb in the nursery. Notice how strong Caleb's neck is getting and how high he is holding up his head. When I got home from work today, Mom was really excited for to tell me about this and for me to see the picture. Caleb continues to amaze me with how quickly he is developing. It is hard to realize how much he has changed since we brought him home, but he changes so quickly.

This is a neat moment to capture, but that is not why I am posting this picture. I've been looking for the right opportunity to write this post for a while now. I am posting this picture because of what is under Caleb. Caleb is laying on a precious quilt that was made for him by his Grandmama (Mom's paternal grandmother). Quilting is a tradition that goes back to Mom's Munner (paternal great-grandmother). Mom tells stories about being at her Munner's house while Munner and her daughters, including Grandmama, would quilt. It is a very special memory for Mom. And now, Grandmama has made this quilt for Caleb who is her first great-grandchild. This quilt is something that we will always treasure because of the love and memories it represents and it will be a great way for Mom to tell Caleb about his ancestors and hopefully he will come to treasure it the way we do. Grandmama is a special person to us and I am glad that Caleb will always have a tangible reminder of her.

This is a picture, taken by Whatshername, of Caleb laying on a beanbag in the nursery. There's nothing special about the beanbag. It's just a cute picture of Caleb in his red onesie.