I've decided that I'm not really very good at this blogging business. I think about it alot, and even "write" posts in my head but I seem to have a hard time actually doing it. But one thing I like is that there are really no rules, and it doesn't matter that I haven't been "here" for almost year. I'm ready to go again.
Much has happened in the past year! Best of all is the birth of BJM on April 16, 2010. I really hadn't thought much about what it would be like to be a grandparent and even with 9 months to get ready, there is no way to be prepared for the overwhelming love you feel when your child becomes a parent. N and J shared so much with us during the time we waited for "Bosco" to be born, and they lovingly welcomed us to be there shortly after B's birth. For me, the most touching moment of all was when N turned to me while she was holding her new baby son and said these poignant words, "Mom, this is just the best thing I have ever done."
I've lost track of the number of times J and I have driven to Chicago - sometimes just for the day to hold our sweet baby grandson. I never imagined we would be able to spend so much time with him during these first 5 months and we treasure every memory we have made - all the feedings, the bathtimes, stroller rides (inside and out) and just watching him sleep - in the "boppy" or his bouncy chair, or on his playmat. My personal favorites are the times I have spent rocking him to sleep. I love holding him close, breathing deeply his baby smells. He has beautiful blue eyes and a head of fluffy soft curls that are dark at the tips but becoming lighter underneath so that he looks to have a halo when the sun shines on him. He has the most kissable cheeks! I call him "dollface" or "angel baby" but mostly he has become "the Benj" and like all grandparents we think he is the best, most wondrous baby ever!
