Great news! Lyle and I are grandparents.
Our beautiful little granddaughter was born on January 29 and she is just
perfect. In fact, that is what we understand the Chinese part of her name to
mean – Ga Yun – perfect or precious grace.
Lexi was three weeks early and so was quite
tiny. Her birth weight was only three pounds eleven ounces, but now, nearly
four weeks later she continues to put on weight and is doing well.
Needless to say that Lyle and I are
thrilled with our first grandchild and so happy for our daughter and
son-in-law. We were at the hospital on the day Lexi was born. When we went
around to see her in the NIC Unit when she was just over an hour old, Jen was
able to hold her. I couldn’t quite see her clearly from where I was standing
but then someone, I’m not sure who, took my hand and placed my fingers on
Lexi’s little head. It was so soft and delicate. She was definitely living up
to the precious part of her name.
Since then, I have been able to hold Lexi
in my arms several times. It is wonderful to be so close to this little
newborn. I can tell when she opens and closes her eyes. I can feel her little
fingers and toes and I can hear the volume of her cry as she grows in strength
and lung capacity.
Probably I just sound like most new
grandparents but I have been so very excited. Jen and Andrew have given me
permission to share the following photo with you. It is of me and Lexi when she
was about two weeks old.
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| Sue holding Lexi |
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