Re: ~CYN~ Some Happy News!

[Guest guest]

Such a wonder isn't it! Seeing a grandchild born.

Last October 21st I got to see my first great grandchild born. It was an awesome

experience. How many great grandmas even live to see their ggrandkids, much the

less have the awesome chance to see the actual birth? What an awesome privilege

I am totally in love with the little dickens too. I can't stay depressed when I

see him, he cheers me no matter what is going on in my life......a total and

complete joy in my life. Just had to share this under Happy News! dash

Re: ~CYN~ Some Happy News!

Cam,

is 28 years old, and this is her second child. Her first child,

, was born before she was married. I'll never forget when I found out

she was pregnant with him. She and her boyfriend stopped by the house, it

was close to Christmas, and as usual she was wearing a heavy sweater. She

said, " Mom, I have something to tell you " and lifted her sweater. I nearly

died on the spot when I saw her belly! She was 6 months gone, and looked

every day of it! I barely knew , her boyfriend, but I wasn't really

pleased with him. He had daughter by another girl already, and I thought

was just another in what would be a long list of girlfriends to be

dumped after getting pregnant. Then for Christmas he gave her a beautiful

engagement ring, a marquis diamond with a brilliant on either side. That

diamond is huge!

said they weren't in any hurry to get married, and she asked me if

I'd be there with her when she had the baby. By the time she gave birth, on

April 23, she looked like she was carrying twins! I stayed with her while

she was in labor. I had to fight with my supervisor to get the time off,

and then the store manager (I worked for a bookstore at the time) got up in

the supervisor's face and said " for God's sake, her daughter is having her

first baby. Let her have the time off! The supervisor wasn't happy, because

it meant he would have to do my job, which he hated.

's labor was easy (maybe she got that from me....my longest labor was

6 1/2 hours, and that was my first child) and we just talked and I did some

bobbin lace, which decided she wanted to learn later when she had

time.(she still hasn't had time, lol!) Since she had an epidural, she

couldn't feel the contractions except as mild pressure, but when she went

into transition (the part where the contractions come one after the other

with no break in between) the doctor had her push, and suddenly I had a

grandson! got to hold him first, and I took a picture of her as they

handed her . was standing beside her, and he looked like he

couldn't believe what he'd just witnessed. He took the baby from and

just stared at him, then handed him to me. I really couldn't believe it; I

was holding the child of my child.

and set their wedding date for October 26, which is,

coincidentally, mine and 's anniversary. is my second

husband, and we'd only been married a couple of years. So it was a great

way to celebrate our anniversary, by attending my daughter's wedding.

There's a beautiful photo of taking from someone, she has such

a look of love on her face and I keep asking her for a copy of that

photo...I'm going to steal it soon!

has turned out to be a wonderful husband to . He takes her away

on romantic trips, and he also makes sure his daughter is part of the

family. Noel spends every weekend with them, and I was very touched the

first time she called me Grandma. So I guess I do actually have a

granddaughter already. likes to come over to my house because of the

snakes. He runs up to the door and yells " Grandma , I want to see

the snakes! " (he calls me Grandma because my daughter would say

" Grandma and " and so he thought I was Grandma , lol!). I

take out the smaller snakes and let him touch them, and he's gotten to the

point of holding them and wanting one. said wants a Ball

Python, so the next time mine lays eggs I'm going to give them one of the

babies. They also have 2 boxers, a stray mutt they've adopted, 3 cats, and

a gerbil. I let the kids have all kinds of pets when they were little, so

they grew up loving animals.

My first husband was a heavy pot user, and got into the heavier drugs.

There were some things that happened that nearly destroyed me, and I

decided divorce was the only answer. In 18 1/2 years of marriage he'd had

24 different jobs. Now he's living with and , which I feel is

imposing on them, though he claims he'll be moving out soon.

I didn't mean to write a novel, but once I got started I couldn't stop! My

husband is snoring on the couch and my legs are aching, so this might be my

last mail tonight!

cyn

At 01:27 PM 7/15/2004 -0500, camilla higley wrote:

>Cyn...please tell us more about your daughter....first baby? How old is

>your daughter? We want to identify with her and share some

>happiness. Love, Cam

cyn

clmerritt@...

Time.....time ....time is what turns kittens into cats

[Guest guest]

Dash,

It really is a wonder! And then to watch him or her grow, and remember when

your own child was that size. My daughter is a wonderful mother, and I am

constantly amazed at what a great job she's doing with . One day I was

sitting in her kitchen, watching her with and I asked her where she'd

learned such patience and great mothering skills and she turned to me and

said " from you " ! That really choked me up, because I'd always felt like I

could have been a better mother to my children, but seeing the results and

hearing from my daughter's own mouth just brought tears to my eyes.

cyn

At 09:11 AM 7/18/2004 -0700, dash wrote:

>Such a wonder isn't it! Seeing a grandchild born.

>

>Last October 21st I got to see my first great grandchild born. It was an

>awesome experience. How many great grandmas even live to see their

>ggrandkids, much the less have the awesome chance to see the actual

>birth? What an awesome privilege I am totally in love with the little

>dickens too. I can't stay depressed when I see him, he cheers me no

>matter what is going on in my life......a total and complete joy in my

>life. Just had to share this under Happy News! dash

cyn

clmerritt@...

Time.....time ....time is what turns kittens into cats

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for sharing the story of your daughter. Love, Cam

Re: ~CYN~ Some Happy News!

Cam,

is 28 years old, and this is her second child. Her first child,

, was born before she was married. I'll never forget when I found out

she was pregnant with him. She and her boyfriend stopped by the house, it

was close to Christmas, and as usual she was wearing a heavy sweater. She

said, " Mom, I have something to tell you " and lifted her sweater. I nearly

died on the spot when I saw her belly! She was 6 months gone, and looked

every day of it! I barely knew , her boyfriend, but I wasn't really

pleased with him. He had daughter by another girl already, and I thought

was just another in what would be a long list of girlfriends to be

dumped after getting pregnant. Then for Christmas he gave her a beautiful

engagement ring, a marquis diamond with a brilliant on either side. That

diamond is huge!

said they weren't in any hurry to get married, and she asked me if

I'd be there with her when she had the baby. By the time she gave birth, on

April 23, she looked like she was carrying twins! I stayed with her while

she was in labor. I had to fight with my supervisor to get the time off,

and then the store manager (I worked for a bookstore at the time) got up in

the supervisor's face and said " for God's sake, her daughter is having her

first baby. Let her have the time off! The supervisor wasn't happy, because

it meant he would have to do my job, which he hated.

's labor was easy (maybe she got that from me....my longest labor was

6 1/2 hours, and that was my first child) and we just talked and I did some

bobbin lace, which decided she wanted to learn later when she had

time.(she still hasn't had time, lol!) Since she had an epidural, she

couldn't feel the contractions except as mild pressure, but when she went

into transition (the part where the contractions come one after the other

with no break in between) the doctor had her push, and suddenly I had a

grandson! got to hold him first, and I took a picture of her as they

handed her . was standing beside her, and he looked like he

couldn't believe what he'd just witnessed. He took the baby from and

just stared at him, then handed him to me. I really couldn't believe it; I

was holding the child of my child.

and set their wedding date for October 26, which is,

coincidentally, mine and 's anniversary. is my second

husband, and we'd only been married a couple of years. So it was a great

way to celebrate our anniversary, by attending my daughter's wedding.

There's a beautiful photo of taking from someone, she has such

a look of love on her face and I keep asking her for a copy of that

photo...I'm going to steal it soon!

has turned out to be a wonderful husband to . He takes her away

on romantic trips, and he also makes sure his daughter is part of the

family. Noel spends every weekend with them, and I was very touched the

first time she called me Grandma. So I guess I do actually have a

granddaughter already. likes to come over to my house because of the

snakes. He runs up to the door and yells " Grandma , I want to see

the snakes! " (he calls me Grandma because my daughter would say

" Grandma and " and so he thought I was Grandma , lol!). I

take out the smaller snakes and let him touch them, and he's gotten to the

point of holding them and wanting one. said wants a Ball

Python, so the next time mine lays eggs I'm going to give them one of the

babies. They also have 2 boxers, a stray mutt they've adopted, 3 cats, and

a gerbil. I let the kids have all kinds of pets when they were little, so

they grew up loving animals.

My first husband was a heavy pot user, and got into the heavier drugs.

There were some things that happened that nearly destroyed me, and I

decided divorce was the only answer. In 18 1/2 years of marriage he'd had

24 different jobs. Now he's living with and , which I feel is

imposing on them, though he claims he'll be moving out soon.

I didn't mean to write a novel, but once I got started I couldn't stop! My

husband is snoring on the couch and my legs are aching, so this might be my

last mail tonight!

cyn

At 01:27 PM 7/15/2004 -0500, camilla higley wrote:

>Cyn...please tell us more about your daughter....first baby? How old is

>your daughter? We want to identify with her and share some

>happiness. Love, Cam

cyn

clmerritt@...

Time.....time ....time is what turns kittens into cats