Well, I'm sure most of you know by now that Clay and Leslie are having a girl. Needless to say, I am EXCITED! Now Elliotte will have a cousin to grow up with and become great friends and share secrets and all the things girls do. Her name is Leah Marie Robinson. Clay made it known early on that he was only having boys.........but God decided to bless him with a girl! Leslie said when the ultrasound showed it was a girl, the first thing he said was, "I knew it." Yeah, right. I think it took him a few hours for all this to register. But Leslie said when they got home the first thing Clay said was, "Leslie, we have to pay for a wedding now!" Leave it to Clay to be thinking how much this precious little being is going to cost him. The problem is, he really doesn't have any idea. I do hope and pray I live long enough to see this child married. I will be sitting in my "grandparent pew" smiling, watching Clay sweat as he brings Leah down the aisle. He will be just like John was with Beth. "This is the budget and we're sticking to it!" That budget went out the window after the first week of planning Beth's wedding. Clay will tell Leslie and Leah the same thing. My advice to them will be tell Clay only on a "need to know" basis. In the end, Leah will get the wedding of her dreams because her daddy will give her the world if she asks for it. Daddies and daughters have a very special bond. Elliotte and Leah will see their daddies as HEROS and that's the way it should be when they're growing up. My daddy is the best and he never laid a hand on me or my sister. He always made my mom do it! He's still my hero who can do no wrong. Elliotte and Leah will feel the same about their daddies, I'm sure. The first time Ben and Clay see their little girls in the hospital, they might as well give it all up because the daddies will never be the same! Those precious little babies will have their daddies wrapped around their fingers with their first cry. I wish I could explain to Beth, Ben, Clay and Leslie the feelings that will happen to them when they see their child for the first time but I'm not sure I could. It's just so magical and wonderful. And besides, they need to experience it for themselves because there's nothing like it.
They will also need to remember those first moments when their precious little one does something really bad! That's where I come in because I get to say, "I've waited a long time to say this, it's pay back time!" Then I get to laugh because I know it will happen again. And the thing I look the most forward to is SPOILING THEM ROTTEN, then sending them home! What a great feeling that will be. Isn't there a law written somewhere that the purpose of grandparents is to spoil their grandchildren rotten? If there's not, we grandparents need to draft one into law. I also think there is a law that says children can make their parents crazy as long as they provide a safe, padded room to put us in. At least that's what our children told us. I did ask for a room with a view and my padding to be blue. If you're going to be at the funny farm you might as well tell them how you want your cell decorated. I've dreamed of mine often. It has blue padded walls with little rose buds and a window where I can see the birds. Now my straight jacket has to be by Ralph Lauren because his stuff fits me nicely and I guess I'll have to have the tennis shoes with the velcro tabs since they won't let me have laces. Now I know you're thinking that I've raised my children, they're all grown and I haven't been put in the padded cell yet. Well, there is no time frame for children driving their parents crazy. Just in case I don't need my padded cell, it will be available for Beth, Ben, Clay or Leslie to use. I'm putting that in my will!
These little girls are going to be such blessings to John and me. All our grandparent friends have been telling us that there's nothing like it. And God is good because He is going to let us experience it for ourselves. And I'll still have the padded cell just in case things get crazy!!
Take care and may God rain blessings on you!
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