Where's Eldo Today?

Patiently ferrying Sparky back and forth to the hospital to see Kerry, the new mom, AND Sparky's first grandchild, a grandson. Eldy has three grandchildren of school age, he's been there, done that. He is experiencing the wonder and joy through Sparky's eyes this time around.

Kerry wants to maintain privacy for her baby, so we are keeping things general by not posting his name and other details. She says it's ok for me to post photos of him, though. Yay! So here is my adorable new grandson, three days old.....

Look at those little cheeks made for smooching!

For the next four days, we will be going back and forth to the hospital, helping Kerry with anything that she needs, so it's time for a little break from the blog. Mama Kerry needs lots of rest, and so does Grandma Jeannie! Grandma Jeannie is actually spending the night one night at the hospital so the baby's dad can go home and get some rest. So if you don't see a new daily blog for the next couple of days, we're busy at the hospital and/or worn out. Then we'll be helping Kerry back home if she needs it. Sparky will be walking their dog, doing laundry, and MAYBE cooking a meal or two. (Oh, boy, look out...Can you say, cooking what? E. wants to know.) Yep, that's gonna be a challenge. The baby's dad is Nepali, from India, and his tastes are quite a bit different than Sparky's choice for supper. (Which is to eat out, laughs Eldo.)

As I was saying....where was I? Oh... you can only post so many cute baby photos on a travel blog, right?  :-)  (Sparky might have to start a baby/grandchild blog, says E.) Heck I'm having a hard enough time finding time to write about crafts for the OTHER blog. (Millie's Girls) Kerry has told Gramma Jeannie that that's ENOUGH photos for now! "Enjoy the baby and quit taking so many photos, Mom!" What she forgets, is we are only here for three more weeks and then we will be heading out....I need all the photos I can get right now! Of course, they change so much so fast, the photos will be outdated soon. Sigh...Time to head back to the hospital to smooch my little grandson.....See you later...how much later, we're not sure......

Baby on Board

He's here! And he took his sweet time getting here! At 10:45 last night, Kerry called wondering if she should go to the hospital. She described what was going on, and Mama Sparks said, "Well, if your doctor said to go at this point, then you probably should go! Call me if the hospital admits you so I know whether to come or not to the hospital,"  thinking they would probably send her home. She just wasn't having regular enough contractions but there were some other things going on.

Just about to fall asleep and we get the second phone call at 12:45...Yes, she's admitted...Mom, can you come at 5:00 in the morning so we can get the dog to doggy day care? Yep, we can do that...Set the alarm, and after about three hours of sleep total, we headed off the the hospital....Mama Sparky helped Kerry with her breathing. It was a very special experience for me to be able to be there with Kerry and to help her. She lives far from me at least she did before we hit the road and it's been not always easy to get where she is. Since we've been fulltiming, we're able to get together a little more....

Awwww-w-w-w-w

Twelve hours later, and some complications which thankfully turned out ok for mommy and son, my first grandchild, was born. It's a boy! And Kerry would like his name to be private for now....He was BIG! eight pounds, nine ounces, twenty-two inches long. Mother and son and daddy-to-be are doing great! Woo-hoo!

The memories, the feelings, the joy, the tears as we went through the process together--it was an experience I wouldn't trade for anything. (Sparky had to go visit the nursery a BUNCH of times looking at her new grandson. She was SO EXCITED! explains E.) And looking at that new little grandson, the tiny toes, the tiny hands, it's a miracle to see and hold that tiny bundle and know the beat of life goes on......our little family has grown....And Sparky is going to be Grammy...got to get my head wrapped around that one! Kerry's big sister is really excited, too, to be an aunt. Lots of phone calls, lots of excitement today....whew!

Sparky and her new grandson

Now that the baby is here, the blog MIGHT take a backseat for a little while, it might even go on vacation, a BABY vacation! But we'll stay in touch and let you know if we take a break, and a heads up when we are coming back. Thanks for following us on our journey which is pretty full of joy and thanks at the moment!