Is there anything more wonderful than holding a baby? The soft skin, the sweet "baby" scent, the total dependence makes holding this tiny person all the more precious. When the baby is the child of someone you care about, it is even more wondeful. In our family, when new babies arrive, it is an occassion to get together and celebrate! The little bundle in the picture is my niece's son and my Mom's first great-grandchild. When he finally came to visit us from Manitoba, it was an opportunity for our family to gather together and welcome him into our lives. (Once he gets to know us better, he may have second thoughts about this family he was born into, but for now, he's just a baby and he loves us!) We greeted this new addition with gifts, a meal and wine - none of which he enjoyed or could take part in or will even remember. But he will grow up in the love of a family who adores him and that will be the most important thing he can remember. Holding - and loving - a brand new baby . . . it's a good thing!
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