Waiting

Dear Grandson :)...Well, when the doctors first gave your due date, it was June 16, 2008...which has now come and gone and still we wait...Your mommy waits for contractions to start, Daddy waits for mommy to tell him, "it's time", and we wait for the call that tell us, "he's here!"...it's all different kinds of waiting, but it's all for the same little boy.


But it's not the last time we will wait! life is filled with waiting:

Waiting for things to begin, waiting for things to end. Waiting for special days...waiting for events, and people. So many different kinds of waiting, but waiting for wonderful things is the BEST!

As I am writing this, it's 9:42 pm (which is 12:42 am tomorrow in Ohio!) and your Daddy just called us to let us know that you are on the way...probably. Waiting for babies is not an exact science, false labor -though it hurts and feels like it's going to be "real", ends without a baby, and still more time to wait. But for you mommy, this time feels for real...so the waiting has suddenly turned into excited anticipation :)

They have called your Grandma Lilly, who will drove to be there when you are born...and yes, we so wish we could be there :), but for this very special time in your life, we are so grateful that you mommy will have her mommy with her ~ that's a special bond for mothers and daughters...bot the bond between mothers and sons is pretty special too.

Just like there are different kinds of "waiting", there are different kinds of "special". But to know that my "little boy" is on the edge of having his own "little boy" is the best kind of special! :)

So, a new level of waiting has begun. First to know you are heading to the hospital, and then to hear the phone ring that gives us the details of your arrival. Our prayers are with you...sweet, swift arrival...happy, healthy baby....happy healthy mommy...patient, calming, helpful daddy! We love you all...it's 3 am....no word....good night little grandson...I love you, Mama Bev