Vivienne's Birthday Baby

When I first found out that one of my trio was going to be a baby girl, I wanted to find all of my baby dolls from when I was little, clean them up, and get them ready for her arrival.

There was just one tiny problem. My favorite, and most beloved baby, had gone to live with one of my nieces to help get her through a rough time.

My baby doll still lives there, and from what I understand, is still needed and very much a part of everyday life!

My baby doll is named Rosey Posey, and is probably one of the only Madame Alexander dolls around that sports a mohawk.

The hairstyle isn't intentional, but it was very cutting edge for the time. You see, I was given Rosey Posey for my second birthday by my grandmother, which would have been in August of 1975.

Sometime just after my birthday, my mother and I flew to New Orleans to visit my aunt.

My grandmother was mortified when I returned home, and toddled off of the plane carrying Rosey with her new hair-do.

You see, my dollie was big and cumbersome for me to carry, so I just had taken to carrying her around by her hair, which quickly resulted in her new hairstyle.

In spite of her appearance, Rosey would go everywhere that I did over the next few years.

Somewhere along the way, I lost her clothes. When I was in highschool, Mum found her a new dress which she still wears today.

But now, since my Rosey was busy helping another little girl out, I needed to search for a Rosey for my baby girl.

I hadn't any clue if her name was really the one from her tag or not, so I started with a search on Madame Alexander dolls on Ebay.

I actually have run accross several of them over the past few years, but only one that was the right size, in good condition and the same year as mine.

I actually somehow managed to win her off of Ebay! She arrived this past summer, and has been sleeping patiently in my linen closet, waiting for her big day.

That day came this past Thursday, when Vivienne turned 2 finally!

I was worried that Vivie would be overwhelmed, after our Christmas experience where she basically was frustrated with so many babies to take care of and literally appeared to be running an orphanage of sorts!

To combat this, I made sure that Rosey was the only dollie among her little present pile.

I was pleasantly surprised, too. When she opened that box, and removed the pink tissue paper, her eyes lit up and she started "OOOOoohing" and such.

She picked her baby up out of the tissue, and gave her little kissie on the hand, then began to smooth down her hair.

Rosey now travels back and forth with Baby whenever Vivienne must go upstairs or downstairs.

I haven't a clue how she manages to carry both babies around with her, but she manages somehow!

Vivienne insists upon having them both before going to sleep, and has deemed both her Rosey Posey and Baby as equally important as her pink fuzzy blanket that has become her fashion accessory!