“Take Good Care of – “OUR NEW BABY!”
This is one of my favorite pictures… My Mother is holding our brand NEW BABY… little DENNY Jr. – – and for the longest time – I just could not say… “DENNY” – I would call him… “DE DE” – and of course he was too small and did not notice me…. as a brand NEW BABY – Denny was getting his diapers changed … his daily bath with new and clean clothes… and in those days … we were all breast-fed – which was very good for the baby – building strong bones and a much better diet (natural vitamins) – than bottles – – – and, that is… if – they even had bottles back then.
In this photo… I am… one year and four months older, than DENNY – – – and I can see how I am watching everything… that is going on – just making sure that everything is “OKAY” with… and for “OUR NEW BABY” – – as – a NEW BABY in the household … calls for changes – – and this is where – I am paying particular attention. (Accidents…do happen.)
Back in the day when we were little – there was no “DAY-CARE” places to drop off your children – so while “Moma” was to be in the hospital …to get our NEW BABY DENNY – someone needed to take care of me – for almost three weeks. “Doc Cooper” – who owned the flat that we were living in …said that they would take good care of me. Well… they did not do a very good job – – as they let me sit down on the “heating grate” – it was on and hot, and I must have gotten a little burn on my bottom side – and that was the last of our living there. My Mother could not get over how a “Doctor” could let that happen – but, who ever was in his household – just were not in the habit of taking care of little children, “one-year old’s?” That just was one accident – that – should not have ever happened!
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Spending my early morning hours catching up with four grandmas! Bringing me all kinds of laugher, joy, smiles, and tears… I have SO MUCH LOVE for my beautiful Grandma!!! Love you Grammy!