My first Grandbaby has arrived!

Top Left: Lindsey 2-14-1983 Top Right: Lillian 6-8-2010

Lillian Marie Spraggins

It has been some time since I entered a story on my blog, but I have been busy! It is amazing how time flies by. The above photos show my daughter Lindsey at 11 days old, and the other is of her daughter, Lillian at 2 weeks. My daughter, Lindsey Marie, had her baby daughter, Lillian Marie Spraggins on June 8, 2010, at 3:15 am, and she was 19 inches long. She has lots of auburn hair and dark blue/gray eyes. It was a hot summer night and all the nurses at the hospital in Rockwall, Tx. told me it was going to be a long night and to just go home, they would call if anything changed! Well, 3 hours later I was back up to the hospital, in her room watching the birth of my grand daughter! It is a wonder and amazement at how GOD made such a thing possible, birth. We all new the baby was a girl from the sonograms she had months earlier, but it is another thing to see and hold a new born baby, one that is going to be in my life forever. She was beautiful and looked so much like my daughter when she was born. Gary, her husband, got to cut the cord and after the nursed cleaned her and wrapped her in a nice warm blanket, she was given to her mother and father, I was there to witness this powerful event and what a sweet memory it is for me. A joy beyond imagination. Lillian was born peacefully and without a fuss. She was content and as we all passed her from arm to arm she never even flinched. Her skin was so soft and clear, the softest shade of pink you will ever see, long eyelashes and lots of brown/auburn hair. As she took her first breath and opened her eyes, we all gasped at her small size. She laid on her mothers tummy and stared in to the faces of her mother and father for the first time, faces she will grow to love to see at any time! She was so calm, just looking at the darkness of her mothers eyes and hair, the smile on mommy's face said it all. I got to hold her next, and what a beautiful baby. Memories of my experiences when I gave birth to my daughter came rushing back to me as I stared at this small newborn who looked so much like her mother. We were all thankful the labor had been so short and the delivery so fast! It was a quite early morning in the halls of the hospital, Lindsey was the first of 5 other women who had been admitted for delivery that night or the next day. Gary's parents, Gary and Deanna Spraggins, SR., came into the room 10 minutes later, they had been called and were anxious to see the new addition to their grandchildren. The nurses left the room and we were all together to bond and take photos, send text messages, make phone calls, and share our thoughts of the excitement of her birth. Lindsey and Gary have now entered into the next phase of their lives, the beginning of Parenthood. I am so happy for them and everyone who is going to be part of Lillian's life in the future. As a new Grand Ma Ma, I have joy in my heart again. The joy only a child can give. The unconditional love, hugs and kisses, the thrill they have when they see their grandparents arrive, the look in their eyes that say one thing, I'm happy, are all the things I look forward to in the years to come. The next year is going to be full of trips to visit her when I can and lots of photos of every change she completes. I don't want to miss one single thing, because I know time goes by so fast! But for now, I'm just going to enjoy the diaper changes and bottle feedings as much as I can!!!