On Dec. 8th, my daughter-in-law, Jen, gave birth to an 8.5 pound 21 inch baby girl, Lily, and my son, Rick and Jen are two very delighted and happy parents. As I live 150 miles away from them and snowy weather has made traveling difficult, it wasn’t until today that I could visit them.
It was so wonderful to see and hold Lily. Since I haven't held a new baby for 14 years (when my first grandchild, Jacob, was a baby) I totally forgot how. But I loved every minute she was in my arms. By the time I see her again, she'll probably be sitting and holding her head steady so it will be all together different. Although she could hardly stay awake, (she has her days and nights mixed up) I'm glad that at least a couple times she opened her eyes wide and I could see what a beautiful baby she is – now don’t I sound just like a typical grandma??? Of course, I am so very delighted to have another new grandchild. But I am even more thrilled for the new happiness in my son and daughter-in-law’s life.
In a couple months when Lily is past the crying stage and the weather is nicer I hope we can meet more often in Milwaukee or Lake Geneva (a half way point between where we both live) so that I can be part of her life. When I was little, my paternal grandfather lived in Chicago and I don’t think I saw him much as I have no memory of him.
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It is one of my greatest wishes that my parents (in Florida) will be able to be a BIG part of my future family. I wish we could all live so much closer together. SIGH.
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