Since Christmas, I've been wanting to spend some time blogging, but life has intervened. We've had a job loss, a move, a snow storm and THIS precious event...
Baby James arrived one month early!!!
By the hand of God, he was 6.15 lbs. upon arrival, so he was not in any danger, but he was wheeled into the NICU anyway, because, well...he was a month early! He spent five days there under a blue light with nurses getting him on a wonderful schedule, and his parents holding him whenever they could.
I WAS STUCK IN MARYLAND IN THE SNOW BLIZZARD!
I can smile about it now, but at the time...my heart was breaking because I so wanted to be here to see our first grandchild arrive. I figured traveling a month before James' due date to see my sister, I would be fine. James had other ideas. The best laid plans...
I met James the night I came home. We drove straight to the NICU from the airport, where I got to cry over this beautiful child with a full head of hair. He was wrapped up like a burrito and as warm as a baked potato. I think he winked at me in our time together, but I'm not positive.
I looked at our son, who was now a father, through tears, and I cried as I embraced our daughter-in-law, who did a marvelous job of handling labor (she pushed for only about ten minutes before the boy was free - who gets that?!?)
I don't even have words to describe our love for this child, who is now home. Every grandparent knows the feeling. I'm now in the 'I'm nutty about my grandchild' club, and yes, you'll have to tolerate photos now and then of this sweet boy.
A side note - I had a great visit with my sister, even once the snow began. I've not seen snow like this in 25 years. It was beautiful, I must say. And we had fun digging out.
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| TWO CARS BURIED |
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| MY FIRST MESSAGE TO JAMES FROM MARYLAND |
It was an emotional week. The day James Daniel was born in sunny Florida, even the skies in Maryland celebrated, raining down two feet of angel flakes.
That's my story and I'm sticking with it.
10 comments:
Congratulations!!! He is stunning!!
Congratulations. All the best to your family.
Congratulations! He is beautiful! You'll find you love him more each day. :)
Congrats! Having a grandchild is wonderful !
Congratulations! I am so glad he was okay coming early like that. Your lives will never be the same!! :) Enjoy!!!
Congratulations! I love my kids so much! I can't even imagine my kids' kids...
Congratulations indeed, and I do like the name James, and being a month early is nothing now days way back when it was terrible but now days generally not so much.
Sooooo sweet! Congratulations!
How wonderful. Beautiful boy! Lucky Grandma.
I live in Maryland - and yes, you got dumped on just like me! I love a good snow storm. Hoping that we are done with that kind of weather now however!!
Congratulations!
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