Letters to my Grandchild

Good morning Little Em, Last Saturday we had a 'Baby Shower' for you and your Mom and Dad. Usually only women go to Baby Showers but Mark wanted his friends to be there too, so we had a few Daddies and wanna-be Daddies and a few guys who seemed bemused by the whole thing! Lauren brought her precious little 5 week old Taylor. I kept looking at her and wondering if you would like like her! The party was at lunch time so we served a light lunch. Patty and I found Polka-dot plates, place mats and serviettes so the theme was Polka-dots - just like some of the accessory in your nursery. You got so many gifts Em - I don't know where they are going to put them all. You have already got enough clothing to last you three years at least! It was a lovely party and you were the main attraction! You are going to be welcomed into a community of friends and family who all love you alre ady. On Monday your Mom went for another scan and it showed that you have moved sides. They h...

It is my birthday tomorrow Em. I will be 61 years old. That means I am 3 172 weeks old! And you are about 28 weeks old! I was beginning to think that I would never be a grandmother. We always thought that Greg, being the eldest, would get married and have children first. But Greg isn't close to being married and having children yet and we thought that Mark might not have children until it was safe to go the IVF way. But, out of the blue, Mark and Tammy fell pregnant and in a few weeks time, Finn and I will be grand parents. It still sounds very strange to say those words! Is it only a few weeks time? I think you are about 27 - 28 weeks old now. What does the website say? Baby's Growth, 25 - 28 Weeks Your baby is beginning to develop a layer of fat beneath the skin. Hair continues to grow and the baby's eyes (which now have eyelashes) are able to open. The lungs are continuing to mature. The baby's sucking is well developed. By 28 weeks, your baby is about 3...