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Frank W. Lee's Baby Book
c. 1912 |
One hundred years ago today I'm sure my grandmother, Elizabeth Rochester Lee, would have spent a big portion of her day taking care of her three-month old son, my dad, Frank Welch Lee. I'm glad that she also spent some time writing in dad's baby book! What a sweet keepsake this baby book is!
The cloth cover is faded, dirty, and literally is shreds. The pages are discolored and some have been left blank. Nevertheless, the book is a treasure. Scattered with sweet verses about babies and full of charming illustrations by Frances Brundage and May Sandheim, this baby book was published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, "Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen."
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| Opening verses & illustrations plus Title Page |
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| One of my favorite illustrations in Dad's baby book |
What I love most about the book, of course, are the details it contains about my dad as an infant. I love, too, that these details are written in my grandmother's handwriting.
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Baby's First Smile: seen by father & nurse at 4 days old
Baby's First Laugh: heard by mother at about age 1 month
First Gifts included Beauty pins, gold buttons, ball rattle, cap, booties |
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First Word: Daddy
at 5 months old |
Also, in the baby book is one photo of Dad, age four months.
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Written on the back of this photo:
Frank Lee Jr.
at 4 mo. |
Thank you for this, Grandmother.
What a great treasure.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Devon! Is Lee your last name? Just wondering if we might have some common ancestors? Thanks for visiting my blog :)
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