Monday, June 27, 2022

Life Is Beautiful

One item of business before we press on...there will not be a Hodgepodge this week. We spent last week with our newest grandson and arrived back home Friday. On Saturday Daughter1 and her boys came out to the lake to spend a few days so whew! The Hodgepodge will have to wait another week. See you back for that on July 6th. 

Now where was I? I think I was saying life is beautiful and there is absolutely nothing in the world to remind you that's true more so than a newborn babe. 

Daughter2 texted us at 5 AM the morning of our anniversary and said to come on over. We had packed our bags the Friday before because we also thought that was gonna be the day, but false alarm. We loaded up the pup and made our way to hubs brother's house to drop our dog at 'camp'. He loves my sister-in-law especially and they had offered to keep Hunley while we were meeting the new little man.

Daughter2 and her hubs have a little dog and we didn't want to add anything else that needed caring for into the mix of a newborn, new parents, and a small dog about to lose rank in the hierarchy of home. We are so grateful we had somewhere our own dog could stay and play so we could focus our attention on the new baby (and his dog lol). Hubs was determined to teach him some circus tricks before his parents got home.

We got to Daughter2's house mid-afternoon then waited and waited and jumped every time the phone dinged and then we finally went to a local restaurant to celebrate 38 years of married life. Mostly though we were fidgety and just so ready to get the call. 

Which we did. Finally! 

Welcome to the world beautiful boy! Born with a full head of hair and cheeks that go for days-

Also, I have tiny daughters who somehow birth big babies. They are completely awesome. 

The dads are pretty great too. Just sayin'-

The new parents made their way home from the hospital the following day and then we basically spent the next week letting this tiny human steal our hearts. 


If you have grandchildren then you know you can indeed spend an entire day just sitting watching them. Many days actually. 

The in-laws arrived on Wednesday so we overlapped by a couple of days which was double the fun. They joined hubs and I in the watching and the marveling and the talk of how perfectly perfect he truly is. 


This world gets messier by the minute, but I hold a newborn baby in my arms and all the noise and turmoil just fades right away. I feel tiny fingers wrap around my own...

And I sit in quiet awe of a God whose design for birth is nothing short of a full blown miracle.

17 comments:

  1. Congratulations, on your new grandson.

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  2. The happiest days in the world for a grandmother is when she holds that dear baby in her arms. My daughter was quite ill after her second child was born. Her hubby was totally freaked out, so I stayed in the hospital and took care of my first ever grandson. Goodness, that was the best. Now he is 6 years old and still is the love of my life, right along his 10 year old sister! Congratulations!!!

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  3. A miracle indeed! What a precious time with your fresh grandson. Congratulations to all of you!

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  4. HE's beautiful. I totally realized the other day that I forgot to join in on last weeks Hodgepodge. I think I had it all planned to and then life totally got away with me. See ya next week.

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  5. Decided to go ahead and finish my hodgepodge post from last week..better late than never.

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  6. I am so stinking happy for you all. It's wonderful that you got to spend that time just watching and holding and loving your new grandson and your daughter and son-in-law too. Congrats to all.

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  7. My heart overflows as I relate to the abundant love you are feeling in these pictures. He is indeed absolute perfection! Yes, from conception to birth, it is only a miracle a Holy and loving God would create. Keep the pictures coming, Nana.

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  8. What a blessing - congratulations!

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  9. He is beautiful!! Thanks for the update!! Enjoy those kiddos and make lots of memories for them!! Y'all are just so special and so blessed! xo

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  10. Another blessing to love!

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  11. Aw, congratulations! What a wonderful anniversary gift. LOL. He's just beautiful.

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  12. What a beautiful baby boy! I am so happy for all of you. The pictures say it all.

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  13. Happy belated anniversary! Congrats on the birth of your grandson. He's absolutely adorable. I got a call today that my third grandson is to be induced on July 4th!

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  14. I am so happy for all of you. He is absolutely precious and a beautiful blessing from God. So glad you got to spend that time with him. Congratulations! I loved all of the photos.

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  15. Those first few days when babies are new born are so precious so glad you got to be there for them. He's not tiny though. (But still adorable) How much did he weigh?

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  16. Happy Days Joyce! Congratulations and prayers for the new family.
    xx oo
    Carla

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