Lex and Eve have always
been soft babies. So much so, that other parents regularly
comment on our much softer Lex and Eve are than
their own kids. We give most of the credit to Burt’s Bees Baby Bee
Buttermilk Soap. The fact that we also bath our kids
almost every day (which most parents find excessive and
rightfully so) doesn’t hurt either.

Anyway, Lex is soft and was
softer as a baby, but he always had the gecko hands and feet:
moist and grippy, almost adhesive,
very useful for getting around, particularly for running and
climbing, usually on me. On the other hand, er, the other
child… particularly the hands and feet there of… the palms
of Eves hands and soles of her feet are stunningly soft. When
she comes over and puts her hand on my arm or leg, it often
feels as if I am numb where she is touching. I can feel a
slight pressure from her gentle touch, but she is
so soft, I feel nothing else. It would be creepy if I was not so
familiar with the source. As it is, after a few seconds, I have
to remind myself to breath.