Chapter Ten
"Phew, JD, you stink!" Vin wrinkled his nose at the pungent smell coming from his baby brother.
Carefully he lifted JD out of his basket and settled him on his pallet. He rummaged in JD's basket for a clean nappy. He left JD cooing on his blankets to dip a rag in water and grab a piece of toweling, before sitting back down next to JD.
He stripped JD's soiled nappy off, and gaggling a little, washed his brother's bottom, before putting the clean nappy on. He tossed the soiled nappy into the rain bucket they used to wash their clothing, along with the rag he used to clean JD's bottom. He made sure to wash his hands, hearing Nathan's voice admonishing him to do so to get rid of germs. Vin didn't know what germs were, but Nathan seemed to think they were bad, and that was all he needed to know. His trust in Nathan's doctoring was unwavering.
When he was finished washing up, Vin went back to where JD lay on his pallet of blankets. JD was content now he was in a clean nappy, so Vin stretched out beside him. He placed a protective arm around his baby brother and began to hum a lullaby he remembered his ma singing to him. He blinked drowsily, yawned, and slowly lulled himself and JD into slumber.