Baby Talk: A Gift Most Treasured

If you read my blog with any frequency, you will know how much I adore my grandparents. 

I have been really close with my grandparents and I love that they live so much closer now so they can enjoy  our sweet baby boy when he arrives.  Where my grandparents live there is a daycare facility on site.  My grandma spends a few hours each week rocking the infant babies.  It is her favorite part of her week!  She originally started by reading to the preschool kids and I know she loves that too but Grandma goes crazy for babies!  So when she gets to go feed the little ones and rock them to sleep she is in heaven.

When Ryan and I announced we were having a baby she quickly said it was the best news she has heard in ten years!  I think it gave my grandparents something to look forward to.  Grandma says she will have the most practice of anyone to rock baby Hannay :)  And when Grandma voted for a boy last weekend she was thrilled that she "won" and guess correctly!  She just had a feeling we were having a boy-- and Grandma was right!  

So on Mother's Day I felt overwhelmed with love- hence the tears I cried a few times throughout the day.  But what may have been the most emotional moment was opening the gift I received from Grandma (and Grandpa).  Grandma hand knit little booties for Baby Hannay!

My grandma has really bad arthritis so any tedious hand work is really hard for her.  I knew this as soon as I opened the booties- I knew how hard she worked to make these.  Grandma also said that she hadn't knit booties in about 30 years and since they moved she has misplaced her needles, yarn, and directions on how to do this.  So Grandpa took Grandma to get new needles and yarn and Grandma said she just started knitting- hoping she would remember how to make booties.  And she did!  They are so cute!  I will absolutely treasure these booties for years to come and I can't wait for Baby Hannay to wear them.

Do you have any gifts for your baby that you will treasure for a lifetime?

Overwhelmed by love,

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