Our First Grandson

Cameron Clark Platt was born today, Wednesday 11 November, 2009 at 8:22pm ~ weighing in at 8lb2oz, and 21.25inches long.  Mother and baby are doing fine.  What a relief, I thank the Lord that everything went well, and everyone is healthy and strong! I don't think I have ever seen Clark smile the way he did tonight, he truly is on cloud nine! Congratulations Clark and Samantha, I love you both so very much, thank you for a beautiful grandson xxx

Still Waiting...

It is now 4:00pm ~ in Canada that is! Samantha called about half an hour ago and is now officially in labour. She is in a lot of pain already, mostly in her back and cannot get comfortable at all...she can't tell where one contraction has ended and another begins...hopefully everything will continue to go well...but go...a little quicker I hope!

Samantha, Clark and their soon to be baby!

At 7:20 this morning, Samantha and Clark left to go to the hospital, where she will be induced...it is now a waiting game...I am very nervous for them, especially Samantha, and hope that everything will go well ~ God willing!

It feels wierd being here, in their home with just the hum of the refridgerator and the occasional snort from Daisy ~ who is not very happy that I haven't fed her yet! Still, orders are orders even if she doesn't understand.

I am waiting for the phone to ring, to let me know that all has gone well, that Samantha is fine, and finally discover the gender of their little bundle of joy ~ it is going to be tiny, as her bump really isn't big in the slightest...she is more nervous of bringing the baby home and to know what to do with it than delivering it, I hope I can be of some use to her for the short amount of time that I'm here. I have to admit, I am very jealous of Mary Ann ~ being so close to her sons and daughters-in-law and their new born babies, I just hope that I can have a meaningful relationship with our grandchild, and be an important part in its life.

Clark and Samantha are going to be wonderful parents, I am very grateful that they do have a strong support group here ~ just wish we were part of that group!

The Journey Begins!

Here I am, Sunday afternoon looking forward to tomorrow...finally the day is almost here, that I can go and see Samantha and Clark, and enjoy the wonderful blessing of a new child still waiting to be born! We were all kind of hoping that she would have had it by now, but, it hasn't arrived, so I will be there with her until it has!

The only downside to this situation is that because of the H1N1 ~ I am not even allowed to visit with her in hospital, that privilege is only reserved for the partner. It really is a shame that such a rule has to be enforced, and enforced simply because there are some people who seem unable to make the decision not to inflict their illness onto others and stay away ~ I mean, how selfish can someone be!

Anyway, I am flying to Canada tomorrow, leaving my husband and two children for ten days ~ hoping that all will be well, and that he will remember to feed them and get them off to school on time, oh, and remember that they will be coming home!