The Crazy Cat Lady becomes the Nutty Nannie

It's true, It's all true.  I cried, I cried and I cried again.  Everytime I open my phone, I cry - there is a picture of my 1st grandson (and I am sure this feeling will be the same for all my grandchildren).  But Ethan James George Fyfe will always have the honour of being my first.  

It's true he is the cutest baby every born (sorry Andrew, David and Rachel), but it is true.

It’s true that my heart burst with pride as I watched Rachel and Jay be so generous with their son and patiently and maybe a little tensely watch Jim, Andrew, David and myself hold this precious gift.  Watching the men in my life tear up as they looked at their little sister and their first nephew was only one of many magical moments we shared today. 

It's true that I didn't like not being the one holding my daughters hand through all of this, but I couldn't have asked for a better replacement, Jay you will always be my favourite son-in-law.  After this week and watching how loving, dedicated and patient you were with my daughter I know that both of them will be truly spoiled and loved deeply for the rest of their lives.  Thank you for letting me share in the magic of watching your love grow as your family has. 

It's true, that your voice changes when talking to a baby.  What I didn't realize was that my "cat voice" was also my "baby voice".  "look at you what a big strong fella you are" is a common phrase I use when talking to Ollie and yes exactly what I said to Ethan today.  And yes it is an octave higher than my normal voice - pretty scary.  

It’s true my husband is putty in Ethan’s hands.  Not only did he hold him at 7:30, only 2+ hours after he was born, he snuck up to the hospital while I was sleeping at 11 to try and get another cuddle.  Unfortunately Jay’s parents had claimed the Ethan cuddle time so Jim had to come home, quite disappointed.  At 2 he says to me, when do you think we should go back up.  Luckily Rachel needed a few things so off we went at 5.  Thank goodness he has to go back to work.  Btw I took about 50 pictures that 1st day, and Jim was holding the baby in about 35 of them.  

It’s true, I am probably going to become one of those "Nannies" who are showing pictures and telling stories of their grandchildren, I may need to ask Santa for a video camera J

On November 23, 2017, my life changed and I added a new bullet onto my list of things to be thankful for.

·        My 1st grandson - Ethan James George Fyfe, born at 5:05 and weighing 7 lbs 15 ounces

·        My Husband

·        My family, Andrew, David, Rachel, Jay, Stephanie and Melissa

·        My Cats

·        My extended family, very lucky in that there are too many too count.

·        My friends who are family

·        My Tribbling Ladies and their families

·        My family who I can no longer touch, but still surround us with their love and support and who taught me that people, and memories are more important than things.