New Newbie - Baby Soto is here!

On 27^th January, 2014 at 6.35 PM, EST a baby girl was born to Bridget and Mark. Weighing in at 7 lbs and 6 ounces, she announced her arrival in lusty yells which her uncle recorded for posterity.  She was then bathed, swaddled and returned to her parents and family.  This photo was taken a mere two hours after the birth. This was for everyone there and Bridget and Mark in particular a truly wonderful day.

Kidner Jeremy didn’t fare so well as the proud parents, finding all sorts of things to fret about (unnecessarily as it turned out).  The youngest Soto had a good number of people there to greet her including 3 generations of the family – Great Grandma Ms Goldie who looked younger than Kidner Jeremy, Grandma Sherrlyn who was simply stunning, her Dad Mark, tall and handsome who was there throughout and cut the umbilical cord can you believe. It is not often one gets to see four generations at one sitting. 

A couple of things are slightly different here.  The hospital provides no soap for the little ones. Mothers have to bring their own.  It is a tradition here that the baby’s hair is not washed for 6 weeks after the birth nor is the baby taken out during this time, all as a precaution against catching a cold. Maybe that’s why they don’t provide the soap – no point really if one is not going to wash the hair for 6 weeks. How on earth do the Brits survive in DOB (Dear Old Blighty) where the temperatures rarely venture above chilly.

The huge irony of the little Soto is that she had more hair than either of her Grandfathers combined.  Such is life eh!

It’s not often Kidner Jeremy is stuck for words.  This is one of them.  I hate to have to use a much over-used cliché but it was AWESOME!

There is a link to this blog and the Cayman.  Our thoughts go out to Daphne Delahaye who lost her Mum this week.  Loyal readers may remember she also lost her husband Russ when we were here first time which led to this blog not being posted for two years.  As Daphne put it in her email “The cycle of life goes on”.  Good on ‘Yer Daphne.  I hope Soto junior has as much charm, intelligence and strength as you and your late Mum.

Kidner Jeremy and Mrs K, Grandparents.

Keep Well, Stay Safe.