Baby Cradle

Chloe and Megan both love baby dolls. They are everywhere around here. I find them in toy boxes, lying in the middle of the kitchen. I step on them everywhere I turn.  I wanted to get a nice baby cradle for the girls because they are really starting to play with them to the extent that there is a full-day schedule for these little dolls. Feeding, diaper changes, nappy-naps...the whole routine. I was down in the basement organizing and came across a little treasure -- MY baby doll cradle from when I was a girl! It was wooden and in really good shape. There were even two old blankets in there. I can't believe I had thought to save it after all these years. I brought it up from the basement and after a quick wipe-down, the cradle was back in commission.

How authentic is this? I mean, does that little plastic mattress pad scream late-70's to you like it does to me? I ended up tossing the "flower-power" pad (it didn't clean up to my standards) but I kept the little blankets. The girls play with it all the time. Chloe even tries to rock herself...after several attempts she finally told me, "Momma, I'm too big."  Yep.