Counting My Blessings As A New Grandma
I don’t usually feel very old but today was a little different. You see my daughter just told me she was expecting. Yes, my first grandchild is on its way. I knew this day would come but you never know how you are going to react until it happens.
But I cannot help but feel that I was just there where she was and where did the time go. She is now at twenty five having her own baby. It seems like yesterday during the summer baby monitor in hand I was listening to her sleep away her nap. Now she will be doing the same thing.
The months go by quickly as I watch my beautiful daughter grow up as she prepares for the new arrival of her new little one. She is excited and happy and nervous all at the same time. I totally know how she feels and assure her that every new mom feels this way.
Oh how I remember all of those feeling when it was my turn. Now it is hers and I assure her that she is not going crazy but she is experiencing a lot of feelings all at once. I encourage her to relax and enjoy this time before the baby comes.
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.
She wanted to go to the baby store and register for the shower. I remember going with my mom and was excited to take her. She found a cute set of baby bath towels with monkeys on the hood to go with her jungle theme of a nursery and other practical items such as a Graco car seat for the big day that my grandson would come home from the hospital.
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.