September 16, 2008
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…happy day-after-your-birthday, Adorable Addie!
Some people might say it was the full moon….
But I choose to believe that you came early, on September 15, 2008, in memory of your great-great-grandmother, my grandmother, who loved, above all things on this earth, newborn babies. Yesterday would have been Grandmother’s birthday, too!
Grandmother’s greatest desire in life was to be a nurse, and if she had been granted her fondest wish, she would have worked in the newborn nursery of a hospital. What a precious memory it is to recall how she spent a week with me, each time one of my own babies was born, stretching that to 10 days with us in Mississippi when Addie’s mommy, Susannah, was born back in 1979.
(Above, in 2005, before Lucy was born–Wyatt was 3 months old.)
And the happiest smile I ever saw on Grandmother’s face was when Sarah announced that she was expecting, and Grandmother knew she was to be a great-great-grandmother! She lived to hold and enjoy three great-great-grands, and I know she was smiling down on Susannah yesterday, as Grandmother and Adorable Addie shared a birthday.
Wyatt is now a 3 1/2-year-old big brother! He had the sweetest perfect smile on his face when he saw her for the first time. After holding her and kissing her, he was ready to get back “to work,” cutting, raking and baling hay with his ‘quipment.
Susannah’s doctor left on vacation last Saturday, after assuring her that she would “make it” to the scheduled delivery date of September 24….not so! His partner filled in and made everyone feel comfortable,
and later, Dr. S. called from his vacation to apologize for missing out on the fun. His loss was our gain!
(Poppy getting his first peek, and Adorable Addie getting her first bath from Daddy!)
(That’s Aunt Kristen, who was SO happy, and Addie’s little feet…long toes, like Mommy!)
All is just about perfect in ozarksfarmgirl’s life this morning! Hope it is good for you, wherever you are, as well.
Comments (13)
Addie is certainly precious! Congratulations to all!
BLESSINGS BLESSINGS BLESSINGS!!! What a great post and what a great day for all of you.
Congrats Granny! It’s so special that she was born on your mother’s birthday.
Oh, dear cousin. What a wonderful sight. A beautiful new baby in the family. Happiness to all.
What a sweetie “Adorable Addie” is! I love her name. Now I got all confused in the great-greats. Was it Addie’s great-great-great grandmother who’s birthday she shares? It will be fun to watch each others “Adorable” grow!!! Dorie and Addie share in common Grandma’s who swell up with gratefulness and pride at the thought of their precious offspring. Blessings to you Janet.
Congrats to you! How wonderful.. his timing seems perfect! You gave your great grandmother a wonderful tribute. She sounds like a Titus 2 woman!
Sweet pictures!!! Congratulations to all of you!!!
What wonderful news, and what beautiful pictures! She really is adorable, and I look forward to seeing her growth in pictures. There just is no real way to describe the joy of a new baby, is there? And I share in yours. Wish I’d known your grandmother; she sounds like a kindred spirit. Congratulations!
Congratulations Grandma! There’s just nothing quite like a grandbaby. And Miss Addie is a precious one! Give her hugs and kisses from Fort Smith, AR
OMgosh she’s so adorable! Of course, I’m partial to the name, Addie. It’s what I call my oldest Daugther.
They are all great pictures, and everyone looks thrilled! My prayers go out to the new baby and her family!
I didn’t realize she shared your beloved Grandmother’s birthday…that is SO special! God bless her little heart. I know her great-grandmother is rejoicing in Heaven over this new little one!
PS – In that top photo, (the one she’s wearing the hat I BET her Mimi knitted for her!), Addie looks a little bit like her Mama, don’t you think?
Love, love, love New Babies!!! And Addie is definitely adorable. Hug her for me Grammie Janet. Congratulations!