Cate's first picture

Here is Cate's first picture. We think her chin and nose look a lot like Frances's.

Baby Shower!

Here are the gifts that Catherine received at her shower:

Valerie--very wonderful outfits and onesies
Trish--Boudreau's Butt Paste
Joe and Susan--burp cloths
Claire and Larry--quilt that Doryjane designed a cake based on (is that a sentence?)
Terry and Diane--Secure Sleeper and onesies (apparently this keeps a baby from rolling over on its stomach...who knew there were such products...)
Betsy Baker--baby closet organizer (because a high-tech baby like Catherine will have a need for closet organizing)
Larry Carlson--gift certificate to Sarah Anne's
Everybody--the SUV of strollers (but thankfully doesn't actually use petroleum products)
Everybody--a swing (Brian: "This is daddy's favorite gift. You put the baby in this and the daddy goes to sleep on the sofa.")

Welcome to 2005!

This is a blog for Consuela, Brian, and Frances's baby. As a shower gift, we were supposed to bring an artifact that would represent this cultural moment for baby Katherine, and Walter and I decided that nothing says 2005 like a blog. So before she's even born, this baby is high-tech and internet savvy.