Amelia Jane

Perhaps the most anticipated road trip, for people of my age, is the one that takes you to meet your first grandchild. We have awaited this little one's arrival with great anticipation. Not knowing the gender heightened our excitement, and I highly recommend this old-school practice to all. Lindsey had a healthy, full-term pregnancy, though her last two weeks were spent with a cane and serious hip joint pain.


Little Amelia Jane entered the world on
April 2, 2008. We were thrilled to hear of her healthy birth and delighted in the first pictures that arrived via e-mail. Several days later, Jim and I were on the road (in a rented pinkish Cadillac, that absolutely screamed, "HERE COMES GRANDMA AND GRANDPA!!!), and were honored to help out a bit for the first week of Amelia's life.






I can't imagine a greater joy in life than getting to see your child grow into their role as a parent. Lindsey and Matt get it, for which I am eternally grateful. They see the wonders of the ages in the eyes of their daughter. I am smitten for a lifetime.