Adios Stump!

That smelly little nubbin known as the umbilical cord stump finally dried up and fell off yesterday (Saturday). It was great that it only took 7 days to come off since everything we heard and read said it would take about 10-15 days. The thing was sooooo stinky and it made it hard to get cuddly-cuddly with Ian.


We saved it in a baggie and gave it to my mom who is going to keep it until someone is able to toss it into the ocean. You heard me right. The ocean. Apparently it's a tradition in the Barreto-Cubides family. The superstition goes that tossing the stump into the ocean ensures a lifetime of good health. Mami tells me Lita (my abuela) tossed mine into the sea. Whatever it takes to make sure Ian lives a long healthy life, right?