Baby in the House

Look who is visiting Grandma and Grandpa today. Sarah has her second interview for a residency in Family Medicine early tomorrow morning so we get an overnight with Sarah, Gregorio and Luna. Mom and Dad will head out early tomorrow and Grandma and Grandpa get to babysit until Mom gets home around 1 or 2….

Baby Luna

I am barely awake. I just spent the afternoon with baby Luna. She is leaping frogging around the room, not quite in full crawling mode yet, but getting around remarkably well. I am behind on my online writing work. I now must go to bed so that I can get up super early and take…

Baby Day

Today, my husband, Ray, and I went out to visit our little 5.5 month granddaughter, Luna. We arrived around 1 and left fairly close to 5 pm. We played with her, carried her around the house, cradled her, and I danced with her. (Much to my family’s chagrin, I might add.) The gist – I…

A Luna Visit plus a Text from Liz

Today we went out to Sarah and Gregorio’s to visit. Here is Grandpa with Luna. Here is Luna playing in her bouncy toy: We had a happy visit and even got to see Gregorio who arrived home early from work. That was an extra treat. Sarah made us all lunch and we sat and chatted,…

A Letter to Luna about Her Mom

Dear Luna, I want to tell you a few things about your mom. Tomorrow is her 31st birthday and you will be exactly 5 weeks and 6 days old. I think there are a few things you should know about this person who pushed you into this world on April 4, 2013 at 10:04 pm….

Two Weeks Since Luna’s Birth – What I’ve Learned

I have been a grandmother for a little over two weeks now. This is what I know in this very short amount of time: 1) I have not felt this sort of feeling for 22 years since my youngest child, Rachael, was born. 2) Babies have the softest skin imaginable. 3) Luna turned and somehow…

A Surprise

Last night I became a grandmother. Tonight, all I can do is stare at my little granddaughter’s picture. This is after seeing her twice today on two separate visits to the hospital. Tomorrow we go see her again. I am already hopelessly in love. I haven’t felt this feeling EVER. Perhaps because now I know…