One thing that has always perplexed me is people who are fascinated with the smell of babies.

Yes. They do smell wonderful after they emerge from a bath and get all slathered with baby lotion.

But, seriously. After a couple hours of doing what babies do - pooping, passing gas, spitting up - that great smell is but a memory until the next bath rolls around.

Reagan was always a pretty sweet smelling baby. She was the first. So, there were wardrobe changes everytime she spit up or even dribbled out a little milk. There were bubble baths that lasted as long as she pleased. We used lotions that gave her that fabulous baby smell.

McKinley had her share of sweet smelling days, but not as many as Reagan. She was the second child and with a big sister only 14 months older mommy had her hands full. Her long bubble baths were few and far between. At least, until she was big enough to bathe with her sister without the threat of drowning.

That brings us to Taylor.

Her premature arrival left her with very sensitive skin. That means she should only bathe once or twice a week to keep her skin from getting too dry and chapped.

Additionally, both her acid reflux and her asthma cause her to drool like Pavlov's dog in a bell shop.

Her sensitive skin means none of the sweet baby smelling lotions. Just plain, unscented lotion for her. Oh, and some odd smelling creams and powders for the constant rash she has under her neck thanks to the river of drool.

Because the weather has been so cold she is down to no more than one bath a week.

Last night her daddy picked her up, gave her a quick snuggle and a kiss and then pronounced "you smell like toe jam."

Ah, yes. That baby smell.