EIEIO

You are so much fun! It was a rainy Saturday and we were all pretty lazy but I finally made it over to see you this evening. When I got there you were sleeping so I held you for awhile and talked to your Mommy. Once you woke up and we did a diaper change you and I and Kiley went outside. You love it outside. We talked about the sky and trees and birds. Your Grandma Marzena taught us the polish word for birds, ptak ( I don't know if that's the way you spell it). Then you were getting hungry so we went inside and Mommy gave us a bottle of magic milk. You get so excited and get to drinking so fast that sometimes you choke and get a little mad at me when you have to stop and burp. I just kiss you and get it back to you as soon as I can, you're just like the little birdies outside that have their mouths open wanting food to grow.

So then we changed your diaper and outfit and believe it or not you have outgrown one of your sleepers! Mommy said she thinks you weigh about 9 lbs. 4 oz. already. Then it was playtime and you really were having a great time on your playmat. We did nursery rhyme bear, mouse rattle, orange monkey and played with the new baby doll that Grandpa Golden bought for you. While Mommy was going through your closet seeing if you had outgrown any other clothes we sang Old McDonald had a Farm. It was hard for me to leave you tonight, it was our best playtime yet. I'll come and see you tomorrow and we can pick up where we left off. We have lots of animals left to go through so sleep good tonight little angel so you'll be ready to play again.

And on his farm we had great fun, e i e i o.

Grandma Loves You!

Just call my name....

Hope you had a great time at Grandma's house tonight Lidia. I picked you up on my way home from work and we were able to sing and play for hours while your Mommy, Daddy and Grandma Marzena went fishing.

You probably heard Grandpa and I talking about the news. There was a memorial today for a very famous person named Michael Jackson and it was on the news tonight. He died last week, he was 50 years old. I remember him singing with his brothers in a group called the Jackson 5 when I was a kid. I'm sure you will still be singing some of his songs when you are a teenager, he was a very talented person.

Our world isn't as safe or simple as it was when Grandma was growing up. Things change everyday and all we can do is to keep loving each other and try our best to do the right thing so your generation will have the same freedom and opportunities that we've had for years. You have a whole lifetime ahead of you Liddy and I pray that it will be a lifetime of joy and laughter.


You have a family that is strong and that will always be there for you to love and support you.


Remember though that if for any reason you're having trouble smiling that beautiful smile and need a hug or someone to talk to......



"Just call my name and I'll be there"

Flowers, Plants and Weeds

My Grandma Burkhart used to say "you're growing like a weed!" I had never really stopped to think about that until I've seen you change and grow in the past 3 weeks. You slept almost the entire time the first two weeks you were here and then suddenly on June 22nd when you were 2 weeks old you were ready to go! And then.... your vine fell off, well really it was your umbilical cord but it reminded me of a watermelon vine so that's what I called it. Mommy calls you her little Pumpkin so it could be a pumpkin vine :). So you were able to get your very first bath and you really loved it.

Even though I've seen

you almost every day it just doesn't seem like enough.

Sometimes when I come over you're asleep and so I just look at you or kiss your cheek. Last night you and I and Aunt Annie got to play for quite awhile and that helped. We tried to remember our favorite nursery rhymes and sing them to you. Of course you know I picked Hey Diddle and your Mommy picked Twinkle Twinkle. Your Daddy thought of Humpty Dumpty but Aunt Annie was having trouble remembering them (we laughed at her) so your Mommy got your nursery rhyme bear and we sang along with it. I think you had fun and you also had some tummy time play and then it was time for your bath and magic milk.

I hope that you slept well little angel and I just know that when I see you at the end of the day you will have grown again. And maybe I won't say it tonight but I'm sure that when you grow up you'll remember your Grandma Golden saying "Lidia, you're growing like a little weed!" , even though you're more beautiful than any flower I've ever seen.

Grandma Loves You!