From Parents to Grandparents

In the blink of an eye, we welcomed

our grandchild and officially started a

new journey as grandparents.  Awesome!

Honored to be in the delivery room!

Isabella Rose entered our world

and lives with a hearty newborn cry.

In an instant our daughter and son in law

became parents and began new roles

while gazing at the baby.  A tiny babe!

Miracle of miracles!  The most beautiful

baby in the entire world.  Every parent

experiences this wonderful feeling.

Our tasks this trip: cook the festive

Christmas meal.  Hold the little one.

Do odd jobs around the house.  Teach

a bit:  the rooting reflex.  Tutelage. Do not

wake a sleeping baby.  Most importantly:

LOVE this child.  The rest will follow.

Nurse, change diapers, swaddle and

hold the baby.  Repeat the process.

Routines were established.  Sleep when

the baby sleeps.  Delegate tasks to

your husband such as laundry.  Trips

outside the home are exhausting.

Paraphernalia to accompany the new

child.  Packed and unpacked. Planning is

key.  We rested in between our visits in

the comfort of a lovely nearby inn

where we could sit by the fireplace

and bask in the joy of our new roles.

Now I understood what had been told

us:  the parents were henceforth in charge!

We ended our visit knowing our new

grandchild was safely in the loving arms

of doting parents.  This December we

observed the new generation begin!

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