Being A New Grandma And The Realization Of Blessings
I am not sure when I got old and I certainly don’t feel that way most of the time. But today I do feel a tinge of age as my beautiful daughter just told me that she is having a baby. Sure I am happy and look forward to being a grandma. She is a great young woman who has a wonderful husband.
I was just there during the summer baby monitor in hand. How did the time go by so fast and was I really that old to be a grandmother. But alas I am, and I am excited. It is going to be really cool to sit and watch my daughter go through the process. And after all I am the grandma and I get to spoil the baby right?
As the months fly by I see my lovely daughter blossom and grow as she is pregnant and cannot help but be proud of her. All of her cravings and what ifs bring me back to when I was pregnant with her and I giggle of how silly I was. But it isn’t with her because she doesn’t realize that yet.
She will know someday, like I do now, that it is just part of the process. The not knowing is stressful but you have to trust that it will be okay. It is a big responsibility to bring a life into the world and it can mess with your mind making you wonder if you are good enough.
The time is coming. Faster than you think it going to happen. I want to be there for my daughter just like my mom was for me. I want to be a great grandmother and not be meddling or over bearing. But I want to be supportive but not intrusive. It is a difficult line to walk and I need to be careful because I am excited too.
But the baby is coming and it is shower time. Since she is having a boy she wants to have a jungle theme in the nursery. She even found cute baby bath towels with little animals on the hoods that were so cute. She did register for some practical items too that were larger like a Graco car seat she really liked.
As the time became close the crib was assembled and the suitcase packed for the hospital. All was good and when the first labor pain started everything went without a hitch and she delivered a beautiful baby boy. Tears fill my eyes as I looked at my grandson for the first time, he was the most beautiful baby in the whole wide world.
So as I sit in my chair this first Christmas with my beautiful little grandson sleeping in my arms I feel so blessed. This is the way life is supposed to be and I am now the grandma. This realization is not sad at all, in fact I will be honored to be a great grandma to this wonderful little boy.
Mail this post
Leave a Reply