Easy Sleepin'

I ask from Tony's friends sometimes a memory of him but recently I remembered one of my own. When I brought Schivone home from the hospital she was about 24 hours old, this was 27 yrs ago. I got home and for him to be able to interact with her for a little bit I put a blanket down in the middle of the living room and laid baby Schivone on her back and had Tony sit beside her so he could meet his little sister, touch her, etc. Schivone was born a year, one month, less one day after Tony. He sat there close to her and I could tell he wanted to touch her and I let him showing him how gentle he should be and saying "easy Tony, easy". Every time he went for her cheek I'd tell him "easy, easy". He was very gentle.
Schivone was now home and visitors would come wanting to take a peek, even my father came in from Connecticut as a surprise.
Tony was very protective of Schivone even at that little young age.
But, I remember when I had her comfortable in her crib with the door of her room slightly ajar and Tony would check on her once in awhile. I remember one time there was a knock on the door though and as the guests were coming in he would run to her room, point and say "easy, sleepin', shhh, easy, sleepin'". I figured it out after a while, he thought that was her name....Easy. (smiles) as he got older he realized her real name but for awhile it was "Easy".