Yep foxy is now a first time graaaaaany, she tells us, mum the baby, a big baby girl and Graaaaaany are fine. The latter feet are off the ground. (probably resting up for the granny patrol to come.
more details coming, eh foxy ;-)

I wish(ed) (more of them too) the three females congrats and commiserations to the father.
That's the end of him being the centre of attention, peace and quiet, not that he probably minds. what untill the boyfriends start appearing :-|.

Anyway I started thinking about my own becoming and parenting and my granny's patrol.

Mine had a heart of Gold but an exterior like granite.
How about yours'

Great news foxy and family, all your rest is gone but it is worth every bit, sure she and her mum are princesses just like granny.
Grand kids are indeed grand, until you get them in the numbers my family has crowds of them.
Still would not swap any of them, unless some one has a ham radio?

Dear Examinator,

I'm absolutely thrilled that you started a thread
on my becoming a gran.

However - my grandchild is a boy - not a girl.
Weighing in at over 8 lbs - with strawberry-blonde
hair and big blue-eyes.

Both parents are blue-eyed - with my son being a
red-head, and his wife a blonde.

I can't begin to tell you the enormous feeling of
joy that goes through me every time I hold my
grand-child.
It's very difficult to control my emotions at
this time.

Dear Belly,

Thank You. Both mother and son are doing well.
And my son's a very supportive and proud father.
He's been involved from day one. He's taken 2 weeks
off from work - and spends his entire time at the
hospital. It was a text-book delivery - no drugs -
and mother, son, and father - are bonding beautifully.

cont'd ...

What will I be like as a gran?

I'll probably spoil the child -
because I'll love him unconditionally,
but I think that's allowed.
Children learn early on that
their grandparents are special
people. And one thing's for sure -
he'll learn to love books. I've
got stories, songs, rhymes, galore...

What was my gran like?
I only ever knew the one - my
mum's, mum.
She was not your typical Russian "babushka!"
She was an extremely classy lady - very elegant,
who made me the most divine coats and jackets.
Excellent cook, seamstress, and spoilt
me rotten. Plus she could sing. Even today,
whenever I hear an old Russian melody - memories
come flooding back. She was also a wonderful
storyteller. Perhaps some of her qualities
rubbed off on me. I hope so! She taught me to
love with my entire heart!

Ok, so the truth is slowly coming out. Ouf Foxy is not the
youngest anymore sleek skin and all, more like with
moth eaten fur, mixed with the odd dose of mange :)

Yup, grandmommy hormones are powerfull things!

Congratulations Foxy dear! As with most other grandmothers,
no doubt your grandkids really are the greatest by far!

Dear Yabby,

Thank You!

I don't know about any - "granny" hormones,
this is all a new experience for me -
as a first-timer.

But I can assure you that I'm still
bright eyed and bushy-tailed.
I guess it's the running, cycling,
and pole-dancing that does it!