Eli and Jude's Cupcakes

A very good friend of mine had twin baby boys on the 27th of July!  I brought these cupcakes to the hospital when we visited.

Gumpaste decorations drying after I cut and painted them.

Probably my second favourite shirt combo.

My original plan for these was a onesie and a diaper on each of nine cupcakes.  However, when I sat down to decorate them, two had mysteriously gone missing! *cough* Ian *cough*.  So I decided to do six instead; two onesies on four, three diapers and a onesie on one, and six diapers on one.  I had a bunch of prepared miniature blue and white flowers that I used as filler....I'm wishing I'd come up with something more creative.  I don't like how they look.

This pair of baby shirts was my fave.

My New Niece

My sister Devan had her first baby on May 6th - a beautiful little girl.  

She had the baby in hospital, and delivered under her own power with no drugs, no epidural.  Labour began spontaneously.  Way to go Devan!  She laboured in a jacuzzi tub, walked, and was able to utilize natural positions like squatting, standing, all fours, and pulling on a rope.  The baby was immediately put skin to skin.  

Did I mention all that in a hospital?  This particular place even uses cloth diapers instead of disposables.  And baby "roomed in" for the entire stay....no nursery visits and wasn't even taken away for a bath.  If only every woman who delivers in hospital could have an experience like that.

Here's a picture:  

   

Avery Jane Mitchell
2:33pm, Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
8 lbs 4 oz

Avery Jane has always been one of my favourite girls names. Alas, I have boys, so I named my first born son Abhainn (Ay-vin). Now there are four cousins, three with 'A' names! Abhainn (2 1/2), Abigail (20 months), Fearghus (3months), and new Avery.