Daddy and Gramps looking lovingly at Addy May on Thursday March 23rd. She’s 3 days old in these photos.
Addy and her mom.
Isn’t She Lovely
L is for the love we have for our first grandchild Addy May who is lovely and has stolen our hearts.
Linking up to ABC Wednesday with Mrs. Nesbitt, Roger and the lovely team of administrators.
Wednesday March 22nd dawned nicely with these views from our kids’ home. We got to their house with Jamie’s Granny shortly before nine. Dear was going to make Swedish pancakes for everyone. After looking at Dan and Jamie and how tired they were we decided to stay with them instead of at Granny’s house so we could take care of Addy in between feedings and let mom and dad get some sleep. We gathered our belongings from Granny’s home and moved to Dan and Jamie’s for the rest of our time. Uncle Josh and Auntie Laura were over for breakfast on Wednesday, too, before they headed home. As often as they could Dan and Jamie napped while Dear and I held down the fort and watched after Addy.
Later in the day Addy had a nice grip on Dan’s finger as she slept peacefully after an afternoon feeding.
Rayna looked on to see if all was well with the newest member of the family.
After another feeding we gave the portable cradle a try and it worked great to keep her feeling snug as a bug.
Rayna checks on her regularly.
Daddy is getting quite comfortable holding and comforting his little girl. Steak and roasted veggies for dinner with donuts for dessert. Wednesday evening I stayed up with Addy after her evening feeding so Dan and Jamie could sleep until at least 10 pm.
The first full day at home came to a close. Dear and I were originally planning to drive home on Thursday but decided it would work better for everyone for us to change our plans and stay till Saturday.
I have to agree with so many of you who say and have said that becoming a grandparent is very special. We enjoyed every minute we had with our kids and Addy. Just holding her and looking at her was a sweet treat. It was also great to see how well Dan and Jamie are doing with their new parenting roll. They are really exhausted but they are doing well and helping each other out.
We are all thanking God for our little Addy and for our safe travels and nice time of bonding.
Tuesday morning, March 21st, we headed to the hospital again to see how everyone was doing. Doesn’t he look relaxed with his new daughter on his lap?
We took her little hat off so we could see her hair. We left the kids to wait for their discharge papers and headed to the grocery store to pick up some things for the welcome home dinner.
Here they are all ready to give Addy her first ride in her infant seat. Uncle Josh and Auntie Laura gifted her the outfit that Jamie chose to bring her home in.
Home at last.
She looks a bit concerned here.
Once in mama’s arms her countenance changed.
We ate in shifts. We had tacos for dinner and some sweet rolls for dessert and some celebratory drinks.
It was nice to be in her home setting to enjoy some down time. Uncle had another turn to hold her and so did…
…baba. It was so good to look at her sweet face while she slept. We left hoping their first night would go well with an appointment to come back in the morning to make them breakfast.
Mosaic above was created by lovely Auntie Laura. We are all over the moon about our little Addy May. Needless to say there will be lots of posts here about our Addy.
Linking up with Maggie at Normandy Life for Mosaic Monday.
Some barns look better from far away…
This view is from the drive that leads up to our son’s home. We arrived in Eastern Washington on the first day of Spring and our first grandchild arrived on that day, too. In the above photo the area beyond the trees is all water now and that is not how it is normally. Here’s a zoom in shot from Saturday with the sun lighting up those trees to make them golden.
A month ago we were at our son and daughter-in-law’s and the next photo was taken of this same view covered in snow.
This area of Washington has had a lot of flooding due to their snow fall amounts and the melt along with rain and the ground not being able to absorb the water. There’s water in places we’ve never seen water before. On our way home from Eastern Washington on Saturday I took this next photo.
There’s a reflection on this day because of flooding. This field is not usually filled with water.
Linking to Tom’s Barn Collective.
I Stood Outside the Gate
I stood outside the gate,
A poor, wayfaring child;
Within my heart there beat
A tempest loud and wild;
A fear oppressed my soul,
That I might be too late;
And oh, I trembled sore,
And prayed outside the gate,
And prayed outside the gate.
Oh, Mercy!
loud I cried,
Now give me rest from sin!
I will,
a voice replied;
And Mercy let me in;
She bound my bleeding wounds,
And soothed my heart oppressed;
She washed away my guilt
And gave me peace and rest,
And gave me peace and rest.
In Mercy’s guise I knew
The Savior long abused,
Who often sought my heart,
And wept when I refused;
Oh! what a blest return
For all my years of sin!
I stood outside the gate,
And Jesus let me in,
And Jesus let me in.
Words: Josephine Pollard, 1870.
Just a few hours old.
Addy with Uncle Josh.
Addy with Gramps.
Auntie Laura
Auntie Laura with daddy looking on.
Diaper change by daddy.
Nighty night sweet girl.
We will be on the road today heading home. Addy’s maternal Granny will be able to spend some extended time with her first grandchild today. She was in the labor and delivery room with Jamie and Dan until Addyson was born. Dear and I will be coming back over the mountains in a couple weeks to help out again and get some projects done.
…so there might be an overload of photos for awhile.
Her mommy and daddy both did great during labor and delivery.
Her daddy impressed the nursing staff with his attentiveness and care.
She came in at a healthy weight and length.
She was born on the first day of Spring 2017.
We knew her first name and now we know her middle name, May.
She makes the cutest little noises while she sleeps.
We are enjoying all the cuddle time we can get.
Mommy and Daddy are adjusting to her schedule. Sleep comes in about 2 hour intervals.
Rayna the dog is adjusting well to her and feels the need to alert Jamie when Addy cries in distress. When Rayna comes in from outside her first stop is at the baby cradle to see if she’s still there.
We prayed to God during her time in the womb, for her development and safe delivery and we are thanking God for those answers to our prayers. Now we pray for other things as well.
She will have lots of historical photos to look at when she is older as she was born during the Steven’s County floods of March 2017!
I will have many posts to document these days for Addy to enjoy later in her life. Thank you to all of you who prayed and shared good things about being a grandparent. I appreciate all your kind wishes and thoughts.
…here are a few photos showing what this part of Washington is experiencing because of their heavy snow that is melting and has no where to go since the ground is saturated or frozen. The folk around here are saying this is worse than the flooding in 1996.
The photos I’m showing you are areas that are usually fields not lakes.
This wasn’t a waterfront property before.
Highway 395 had to post detours north of here because of water on the roadway. Hopefully heavy rains will not be in the forecast and the ground will be able to absorb all this excess water. We are glad our kids and their extended family here live on higher ground.
We enjoyed the homecoming of our kids with their little one. While we were waiting for them to be discharged we saw these visitors just outside our granddaughter’s nursery.
Here’s a little sneak peak of our little granddaughter. One wee foot!
Soon I’ll be able to share more. We are getting lots of good cuddle time before we head back home.
So grateful to God for keeping our daughter-in-law and granddaughter safe during pregnancy and delivery.
We arrived to the hospital at 12:45 after leaving home at 4 a.m. and picking Josh and Laura at the Spokane Airport at 10:50 a.m. and driving the last miles to Northeastern Washington. Now we could relax and wait knowing we would not miss hearing the news fresh from the delivery room that Addy had arrived.
Jamie’s granny was in the waiting room already and had been there for a few hours very kindly texting us any progress while we were on the road.
We settled in and got excited everytime we heard that things were progressing.
This is what the day looked like from the hospital waiting room on the day Addy was born.
As the waiting went long we decided if we started a jigsaw puzzle her arrival would speed up.
It worked because Jamie’s mom came into the waiting room crying and said, “we have a baby girl”. We then heard the lullaby over the loud speakers that announced a baby, our Addy, was born. When we heard the lullaby we all cried again. Soon enough we got to see her daddy’s elation as he came into the waiting room to announce her arrival and that all was well! PTL!
We found out after Addy was born that her daddy had worked on a jigsaw puzzle during the times mommy could sleep while in labor. I need to share this with our pop who works on jigsaw puzzles everyday.
Everything is ready for Addy’s arrival home. Since the last time we saw Addy’s room the elephant and bubbles have been added.
We are thankful and have had some great times holding our new granddaughter and listening to her sweet sounds. Later when we get the okay to post photos of her and her parents holding her I’ll share more.
Thank you all for you prayers and kind thoughts and comments for us during this exciting and blessed event in the life of our family.
These first two photos are from a post that I wrote 8 years ago!
What fun for Seattle last night and my sons, nephew David and friend Beau! They attended the Inaugural game for the Seattle Sounders and they got to see them win with a sell-out crowd who were very loud. Seattle fans are known for cheering loudly.
I really enjoy seeing my sons together having a good time!
Now this afternoon, eight years later who would have guessed that we would win again with the same score 3-1 and against the same team, the New York Red Bulls! A great season home opener! The sun was shining and I think I got a sunburn. Glorious views on the way to the stadium and on the way home, too. Laura took these next photos with her phone.
On the way to the stadium you could see Mt. Rainier in the background with the two stadiums and the wheel in the foreground.
Before the game started they unveiled our latest banner, MLS Cup Champs 2016!
Laura captured the sun rays shining down on the field. After several days of rain with a very few sunny days in between this was a real treat for all of us.
Here we are happy season ticket holders for the 9th year! Thank you Sounders for making our day in the sun a whole lot of fun!
Things about Spring that I enjoy…
Easter, Renewal, Strawberries, Flowers, Bird Nests, and Soccer!
Happy Spring Everyone. May this be the year of fresh revival in your Spirit, Soul, Heart and Mind!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 