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

They'll kick in at about 3 months. Now it's your job to spoil & teach him all the bad habits you can think of. (revenge is great) I take my job very seriously. Congrats & good luck granny. ;-))

Dear Foxy,

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxy_Grandpa

Foxy Grandpa was a newspaper comic strip featuring an eponymous character, created by cartoonist Bunny Schultze (Carl Edward Schultze).

Foxy Grandpa made its first appearance on January 7, 1900. It initially ran in the New York Herald, but it moved to the New York American on February 16, 1902. Between 1901 and 1917, Foxy Grandpa was published in books, more than 30 volumes from four different publishers. The strip was also adapted to Broadway shows, and early silent films (with Foxy Grandpa played by stage performer Joseph Hart). In 1929 the strip appeared in America's first comics periodical, The Funnies. In one form or another, the strip ran into the 1930s.

The strip revolved around Foxy Grandpa, an elderly gentleman, with two mischievous grandsons (Chub and Bunt) who constantly try to trick him. Foxy Grandpa, however, always managed to get the better of the two boys, combining brains with a perverse sense of humor, while demonstrating skills at acrobatics, illustration and construction of various small devices.

From http://www.barnaclepress.com/list.php?directory=FoxyGrandpa:

Foxy Grandpa was the brainchild of cartoonist Charles Edward Schultze, aka Bunny (a childhood nickname). Unlike other old-timers in the funnies, Foxy Grandpa was always a step ahead of the strip's kids. When he joined in the fun, Grandpa was not the butt of the joke; in fact, he could be counted on to have the last laugh. He proved to be so popular that he appeared in numerous reprint books, on the stage, in song, even in several silent movie shorts. There were Foxy Grandpa pins, toys, you name it. Though he may seem quaint to us nowadays, there was a time when this Foxy Grandpa was a star.

Samples of the strip can be found at the above URL.

You're a Foxy Granny

Dear Jayb,

Thank You for your good wishes.

It feels like the hormones may have
started kicking in already.
I love holding my grandson - and hate
giving him back. I gave him his first
bath yesterday - and I think I may have
enjoyed it as much as he did.

As for teaching him things - gosh, I wish
I had the power to throw a mantle of peace
over his family and conjure up -
an arc of light to surround
this child for all of his days. I wish I had
the power to heal the world for his sake,
and prepare him well for the days ahead.
I'd like the spirit of our family from
generations past and into the future to
burst forth to bless and protect this child.

See, I told you - the hormones are raging!

Dear David F,

Thank You for 'Foxy Grandpa!'
I loved the picture of grandpa -
and it's no wonder the cartoons
were so popular!

You're an excellent teacher - and I'd like to
adopt you as my grandfather! Any child would be
blessed to have you in their family.
We're lucky to have you on OLO.
You always add a new dimension to every subject.

Dear Foxy,

It would be truly wonderful to be your grandpa. It would be even more wonderful to be my own grandpa. Any way we have the following:

I'm My Own Grandpa

Lyrics: Dwight Latham, Moe Jaffe; Music: Dwight Latham, Moe Jaffe; Played by Jerry Garcia with David Grisman

Oh, many, many years ago
When I was twenty-three
I was married to a widow
Who was pretty as can be
This widow had a grown-up daughter
Who had hair of red
My father fell in love with her
And soon the two were wed

This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life
For my daughter was my mother
'Cause she was my father's wife
To complicate the matter
Though it really brought me joy
I soon became the father
Of a bouncing baby boy

This little baby then became
A brother-in-law to Dad
And so became my uncle
Though it made me very sad
For if he was my uncle
Then that also made him brother
Of the widow's grown-up daughter
Who of course is my step-mother

Chorus
I'm my own grandpa
I'm my own grandpa
It sounds funny I know
But it really is so
Oh, I'm my own grandpa

My father's wife then had a son
Who kept them on the run
And he became my grandchild
For he was my daughter's son
My wife is now my mother's mother
And it makes me blue
Because although she is my wife
She's my grandmother too

Now if my wife is my grandmother
Then I'm her grandchild
And every time I think of it
It nearly drives me wild
For now I have become
The strangest case you ever saw
As husband of my grandma
I am my own grandpa.

May you be ever gruntled!

Now Foxy, for the REALLY big question :)

Some parents, for various reasons, hand over their little fellow
to the quacks, to cut off part of his penis in what is basically
a ritual. Does your little bundle of joy escape all this, unlike
many others of his age?

Yabby,
There is some evidence to suggest that male circumcision originally had some prophylactic medical(cleanliness) purpose (keep in mind baths were optional and infrequent way back BC, and has since become ritualised. Similar reasoning for Muslim ritual washing.
There are studies claiming that circumcised men are less likely to contract aids and some penile infections.