I know, I know, I know . . . it is almost 2 months since I have written but all I can offer for an excuse is that I have fallen into bed, completely exhausted, almost every night since that last entry. Yep, lousy excuse but a few things have been happening in my life.
Let's see:
1. A precious new grandson entered the world on January 28.
2. Sorting and packing all my belongings
3. Moving myself into the nearby retirement community
4. Holding an estate sale to get rid of all excess stuff
5. Sorting and unpacking everything away into my new tiny place
And, guess what, although it has all been exhausting it has also been exhilarating. So let's start with the most thrilling of all - my new grandson.
Look at him - is he not perfect? Look how his sweet little head fits right on my shoulder. I don't know of anything more wonderful than the soft head of a newborn snuggled into that space between your cheek and shoulder. It makes me weak at the knees just to think about it. Finn is 100% cuddly. I love holding him, smelling him, watching him breathe in and out. He is, as are all newborns, quite simply a miracle dropped into our lives.
He was due February 1 but came 4 days early, on Jan 28. His arrival matched the information in a fortune cookie I received at a Chinese restaurant in California on November 28th - the day I flew back to Oregon. It said, "Remember this date. Two months from today something wonderful will happen." And what can be more wonderful than a new baby? I had no idea, however, of the power of writers in fortune-cookie factories!
I spent the days while Stephanie, Dan and Finn were in the hospital going back and forth between visiting Finn and taking care of Wesley - and loved every second. Thus far, Wesley has seemed enchanted with Finn. We all hold our breath a bit to see when reality hits that someone has usurped his position as the only child. My favorite Wesley behavior? When Wesley sits next to Finn who is rocking in his infant swing and "reads" a book to his baby brother.
Stephanie is now home for three months on maternity leave. I adjusted the date of my move to the retirement community to two weeks after Finn's birth to make it easier on the family but still regret time lost from holding Finn for something as prosaic as moving boxes. Next week I will be back to my usual schedule and plan to have serious Finn-holding time every day, if at all possible. Luckily, Stephanie, Dan and Wesley are good about sharing Finn with me.
So I am a most delighted grandmother and feel quite blessed.
Thank you everyone who has written asking if everything is okay because I have been incommunicado for the past 2 months. I was too tired to even write back! However, I promise the dry spell is over and I look forward to filling you in on all the other changes in my life. Entries will start flowing once again.
Let's see:
1. A precious new grandson entered the world on January 28.
2. Sorting and packing all my belongings
3. Moving myself into the nearby retirement community
4. Holding an estate sale to get rid of all excess stuff
5. Sorting and unpacking everything away into my new tiny place
And, guess what, although it has all been exhausting it has also been exhilarating. So let's start with the most thrilling of all - my new grandson.
Finn
Look at him - is he not perfect? Look how his sweet little head fits right on my shoulder. I don't know of anything more wonderful than the soft head of a newborn snuggled into that space between your cheek and shoulder. It makes me weak at the knees just to think about it. Finn is 100% cuddly. I love holding him, smelling him, watching him breathe in and out. He is, as are all newborns, quite simply a miracle dropped into our lives.
He was due February 1 but came 4 days early, on Jan 28. His arrival matched the information in a fortune cookie I received at a Chinese restaurant in California on November 28th - the day I flew back to Oregon. It said, "Remember this date. Two months from today something wonderful will happen." And what can be more wonderful than a new baby? I had no idea, however, of the power of writers in fortune-cookie factories!
I spent the days while Stephanie, Dan and Finn were in the hospital going back and forth between visiting Finn and taking care of Wesley - and loved every second. Thus far, Wesley has seemed enchanted with Finn. We all hold our breath a bit to see when reality hits that someone has usurped his position as the only child. My favorite Wesley behavior? When Wesley sits next to Finn who is rocking in his infant swing and "reads" a book to his baby brother.
Stephanie is now home for three months on maternity leave. I adjusted the date of my move to the retirement community to two weeks after Finn's birth to make it easier on the family but still regret time lost from holding Finn for something as prosaic as moving boxes. Next week I will be back to my usual schedule and plan to have serious Finn-holding time every day, if at all possible. Luckily, Stephanie, Dan and Wesley are good about sharing Finn with me.
So I am a most delighted grandmother and feel quite blessed.
Thank you everyone who has written asking if everything is okay because I have been incommunicado for the past 2 months. I was too tired to even write back! However, I promise the dry spell is over and I look forward to filling you in on all the other changes in my life. Entries will start flowing once again.
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