A Little Coat
Soon, this month, my son and daughter-in-law will have their first child, our first grandchild (A boy! My son will have a son!) I have been having so much fun going through my son’s baby clothes and blankets. I found the most beautiful baby coat that my husband’s parents bought for our son. He wore it at 12-18 months of age. It is tan with a matching cap, lined and double breasted with leather buttons, really beautiful.
Twenty-seven or so years ago I had my baby boy’s picture made wearing that little coat and cap with Summer, our Lassie-looking sheltie. Summer stood at attention by her baby master’s side. A boy and his dog…The photograph was so adorable that the photographer asked to use it in a newspaper advertisement.
Summer use to lick our son’s and daughter’s heads until their little baby hair was wet. Both children learned how to pull up on Summer as she stood stoic, knowing that they did not mean to hurt. Children and dogs help make a house a home…
Memories…when it comes down to it our memories and our relationships are all we really have in life…spend time wisely making good ones…
The cap and coat needed washing, ironing and a bit of mending in the seams. I do not sew at all and iron almost as frequently. I didn’t want to permanently damage the precious little coat. My dearest girlfriend Amy helped me. I made a package of freshly washed, classic baby blankets and clothes, including the little coat which I had lovingly hand washed and dried on the clothes line. My son called this weekend. The package had arrived. He thanked me and said that they will enjoy using everything but that they especially liked the little coat.