I’m Going to be a Grandmother

I’m going to be a grandmother. Soon.

Having married children I knew it would happen sooner or later but I’m not the kind of mom who asks my kids when they are going to have kids. I never spent much time thinking about it.

I’m not a baby person either. I’m not the one who wants to hold every baby I see. I was that way before I had my own kids. But something happened when they were born. I still didn’t want to hold every baby I saw but I loved holding my own children and rocking them. I enjoyed being a mom.

So I think that when my grandson is born the same thing will happen. When he is born I will want to hold him and rock him the same way I did my own children.

It will be different with a grandchild. I will have time to sit with him and not have to worry about all the things that young mothers have to do.

Since I found out I’m going to be a grandmother, I’ve started to pick up a few things that grandmothers “need.” We’ve been finding some great deals at garage sales. We already have books, blocks, just like the kind we had as kids (you know those kind that look like they were made with 2x4s but are smooth and come in lots of different shapes and sizes), Brio trains, Marble Works, and a whole closet full of toys. I even found a stroller that will be perfect for nice long walks.

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It’s been a fun thing to remember what my kids enjoyed and to think about fun times I had with my grandmother. I want to be a grandmother who gets down on the floor and plays games and read books and has time to just hang out.

I think I’m going to really like that. In fact I know I will. Only a few more days now.