2.01.2016

Baby James - a Month Early!

Hope everyone is having a good 2016!!!

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.


























TWO CARS BURIED

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:

Marianne said...

Congratulations!!! He is stunning!!

Karen Mortensen said...

Congratulations. All the best to your family.

Mari said...

Congratulations! He is beautiful! You'll find you love him more each day. :)

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...

Congrats! Having a grandchild is wonderful !

Rita said...

Congratulations! I am so glad he was okay coming early like that. Your lives will never be the same!! :) Enjoy!!!

Unknown said...

Congratulations! I love my kids so much! I can't even imagine my kids' kids...

Jo-Anne's Ramblings said...

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.

Kenya G. Johnson said...

Sooooo sweet! Congratulations!

Retired Knitter said...

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!!

Marie said...

Congratulations!