Me too, Jac, me too!

17 years ago

My oldest DS and his wife are expecting their first child in May! It's not quite the same situation as your's Jac, since they are older (mid 20's), but this son has always been immature due in part to extreme adhd. However, he's been in the Navy for a while, now, and has grown up considerably. I'm getting used to the idea of being a grandma, but I still feel like I'm too young to be called Grandma! Oh well. I only wish they lived closer. By the way, DH has already bought a little bitty bicycle!

Sally

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Jacquelyn8b
17 years ago
Congratulations!!!
It's impossible not to be excited!

Our new additions are both due in May.
Isn't Zitro Joe's baby due about the same time?

Hmmmm...
pjtexgirl
17 years ago
How cool! Congrats! PJ
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Congrats! If he takes his role in the miltary seriously he will continue to mature and I am sure he will be responsible. ADHD or not, sometimes they just have decide when to grow-up.

HA, the new baby is due Feb 7th, we still have a few days.

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Sally,
Wait until that baby arrives. You will be thrilled to be called Nana, MeeMaw, Grandma or what ever.

I have a friend that thought she was too young. Her grown grandchildren still call her Barbie.
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Yeah, I'm excited, and starting to get used to the idea. My nieces and nephews called my mother Edo, because my oldest niece, the first grandchild, couldn't say Marijo. Even as adults, they called her Edo. I just have to figure out a way to be near that baby as often as I can. Seattle's a long way away.

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17 years ago
"Barbie!"

I love it!
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Sally,If it's any consolation I have fairly extreme ADHD. Rare for a female but I'm just lucky I guess. Motherhood(can't speak for fatherhood) changed my thinking dramatically and I settled right the heck down. PJ
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17 years ago
Congrat's Sally, you'll love being a grandma and forget all about being called grandma once the bundle of joy arrives. Best wishes, Barb
sally2_gw
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17 years ago
Thanks.

Sally
Bev__
17 years ago
Congratulations Sally!!!!!!!
My daughter in Mo. is due early March with her 1st and my son & his wife in Az are having their 4th in May. This one was not planned, he didn't get his sperm tested after his vasectomy, he was warned!
They will be my #11 & 12 grandkids. They're all wonderful!
Needless to say, I'll be helping out in Mo in March and AZ in May.
I'll be 57 and my oldest grandchild will be 13 in Jan.
They all call me grandma or grandma Bev.
A couple times Abby has called me just Bev when she thinks she is being adultish & too cool!(she's 10). She's such a goof ball, so when she calls me Bev, I call her Abbycadabrah which was my nick name for her when she was little. She thinks she is too big now and only wants to be called Abby or ABO which is what her friends call her! I have tons of funny Abby stories, this girl is sooo exceptional and always up to something and comes up with he most outlandish ideas & remarks. She is an A student and quite a gymnast.
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pjtexgirl
17 years ago
You GO Bev!!! No offence but I don't want to be within screaming distance of a man that can get a woman pregnant after a vasectomy! That is just plain scary!PJ
carolann_z8
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Sally, I've seen you and you don't look nearly old enough to be a Grandmother. I think the reason we feel old when we become grandmothers is because in all the books you see the grandmothers portrayed with short grey, curly hair, glasses and tons of wrinkles. Most first time grandmas are close to 50 and they don't look like that.

Being a grandma is such a joy. They can really tug at your heart strings.
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She said she can't help but feel sorry for the soldiers that didn't come home.

Kids are smart and they know what's going on in the world.

Me too, Jac, me too!

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