Tuesday September 12, 2023

Tomorrow my baby girl Mikaela is giving birth to her very own baby girl. It’s been a long pregnancy with a few bumps along the way, and she is actually 4 days past her due date. So, at the doctor’s appointment yesterday, it was decided that they would schedule a C-Section. Tomorrow at 1:30.

I am sitting in my apartment, right across the street from her and Drew, thinking about so many things. I am emotional, ecstatic, sad, lonely, grateful. Wishing Doug was here with me. Wishing my parents could see their newest Great Grandbaby. But mostly I am feeling so blessed that I have had this time with Mikaela to hang out, go shopping, play cards and bond.

To be continued after I hold my very first grandbaby!

Wednesday September 13, 2023

She is here! Indigo Nori Husband!! At 2:15 this afternoon she came into this world weighing 10 lbs even and measuring 21” long! She has lots of very dark hair, a testament to the crazy heartburn Mikaela felt all during the pregnancy. (Not just an old wives’ tale! LOL!)

 I can’t stop looking at her! Watching her breathe reminds me of when I had my babies. How quickly time flies by when you watch a baby sleep. As I hold her and she snuggles into my arms the tears of joy fill my eyes and escape down my cheeks. I have no words to describe how I am feeling. It is all emotion. And so deep it has no end.

Watching her I am just so in love with this precious, amazing being. She has cheeks you just want to pinch (gently, of course) and velvety skin that smells heavenly and is the softest, smoothest, most beautiful thing in the world. Her little mouth looks just like Mikaela’s. And, I do not believe that when an infant smiles it’s just gas. This little girl smiles a genuine smile in her sleep and my heart just bursts with happiness.

They gave her a bath yesterday, which she didn’t really like until they put her little head under the faucet, with a gentle stream of water washing her hair. Then she relaxed and an expression of pure bliss fell over her face and you could tell she was loving every second. Who knew an infant could appreciate the joy of having someone else wash her hair!!

Her name – Indigo Nori – so different and unique, brings to my mind depth, passion, intuition, love and hope. I imagine she will be beautiful, inside and out, with an open, loving, compassionate demeanor. I feel music in her soul. Joy and happiness. Intelligence. Creativity. And a character full of courage and an essence that conquers the world around her with a quiet strength of purpose. Impacting her world with peace and serenity, she is a force with a strong spirit that requires others to feel and hear her with respect. Dignity. And most of all love.

Welcome Indigo Nori Husband. My granddaughter. I love you.