Under Peoria County:

O’Reilly, Addison Mariah, daughter, April 30, 2009, to Brandon Turner and Nichole O’Reilly of Peoria. Grandparents are Sherry Turner of Bartonville, Jim Dismang of Elmwood and Monique O’Reilly of Peoria Heights.

What your mother chose not to include, in this announcement, is your other Grandfather’s name:  Yiannis Mammelis.  🙁

You and your mother spent the night with me last night.  This morning after changing you, I suggested to your mother that we get something stronger for your diaper rash.  It was fire-red angry looking.  She and your aunt went to the pharmacy to pick up some  zinc-oxide.  Later in the day, she said it looked better.  I told your mother that when she was a baby and when your aunt was a baby, they rarely had diaper rashes.  I like to think it’s because I never used chemical laced wipes on their little bottoms, and I air-dried them frequently.  Instead of wipes, I used a baby-washcloth sometimes with a smudge of mild-baby soap,  sometimes with simple warm water.  I always air-dried them for several minutes before putting them in a new diaper.  And never with any kind of ointment or powder.  Entièrement naturel.  🙂

Aside from the diaper rash of course, you do have your father’s complexion at times.  Observe in the photo below.  hehe…  🙂

Same complexion?

Here’s a little bit of trivia that I did not know about. Today your mother and I indulged in chocolate bars. Mmmmmm.  Your mother said, “You know, chocolate used to be a form of currency.” Indeed, I did not know that. Everyone once in awhile, your mother and aunt will surprise me with their knowledge. I know you’ll be doing that with your parents as well. You will be smart, and strong, and funny, and gracious (courteous and considerate).

Today your mum was worried about your umbilical cord so we took you to the doctor’s. The nurse pulled the cord up to clean it out. Your mum and I were terrified. It did look painful. She said it was in good shape to begin with and just advised your mother to pull it up when cleaning. A little bit of blood was normal.

I don’t know who was traumatized more: you or your mother and I. Your mom will let it air dry more. Poor thing. We love you.

Addison, sweet baby-girl. You’re one week old today. 🙂

This evening I helped your Aunt Rachael with her history final. She’s going to school at ICC. I hope you will have a complete education when you grow up. Perhaps a Masters or even a Doctorate. You surely will be a smart woman, as well as beautiful. Undoubtedly, you will have a fine sense of humor too. Both of your parents can be quite funny at times (they make your Gramma Cat laugh).