11 WEEKS

Now the baby's feet and fingers are no longer webbed, YAY! No more Aqua Man! Well, at least they are not suppose to be webbed anymore. I had a friend whose brothers had webbed toes. What's that all about? I think they were great swimmers though. I'm kinda bummed that the baby website didn't say how big the baby is at 11 weeks like it did for 10 weeks, a kumquat, or 7 weeks, a lima bean. Oh well, it' still cool to see!

A girl I work with gave me a nice baby changing table. May have to duke it out with Elatia to keep it though. A Grammy's gotta do what a Grammy's gotta do!

For my birthday I got baby clothes & wash cloths, like the best b-day pressies EVER! I was very excited to get them. The back room, Elatia's old room, is shaping up nicely for the wee babby. Not sure where in the room I'm going to put the black recliner I have in the living room at the mo, but I'll find room. The rocker/slider I will be getting is going in the living room. A Grammy's planning and scheming is never done!

Here's something wild, I've still kept the crazy dialed down, don't want to wear myself out before the baby gets here after all. BUT I am also the reasonable one when it comes to the kids looking for a bigger place to rent. Martin and J.R.'s mother told them that under no uncertain terms are they allowed to move to North Port, Fl. Besides it being the majority of red neckville, it's over 40 mins away from all of us in Sarasota. When the kids told me about a 3bdr, 2 ba, pool, fenced yard newer house for $775 a month there, and it's only one street over from Elatia's dear friend Tabby whose son just turned a year old, I told them to consider it, that it sounds amazing. They would prefer to live in Sarasota, but for $775 a month in Sarasota, all you're gonna pretty much get is a shit box. But we all continue looking and living in hope.

Now I ain't gonna lie, when Elatia first texted me that they were looking in North Port, I cried, but I was alone so it was ok. I didn't tell anyone...until now. So I'm sending Andrew out there to find us, (that's right us, because all of us want them here), the perfect place for them that is close to us. He better deliver! I mean, what's the point of having a son on the Other Side who is kinda like a Super Hero, if we don't get any perks! I'm just sayin.

IT'S ALL GOOD IN THE GRAMMY-HOOD

DREAM ON!

Elatia no sooner found out she was pregnant and she started having the weird pregnancy and baby dreams. Well, now I'm having dreams of being preggers too! Had a pregnancy dream last night and it wasn't my first since we got the news. All I remember in the dream was the feeling of being pregnant, that's it. SO I guess me and Elatia will be having weird pregnancy dreams for the next 6 1/2 months.

10 WEEKS!

My grand baby is 10 weeks along. He or she has got tooth buds, his or her limbs are moving around. Apparently he or she (can't wait till I can stop doin that!) is kicking up a storm, but Elatia can't feel it yet. I love this website below! Hope the link works. When I was pregnant with Elatia all I had a wee booklet, not a book, a booklet, that took me through how the baby was growing. It was so worn out! I had the same book 10 years later for Andrew. Amazing what's come along in 20 years!

10 WEEKS ALONG VID

I still have kept the crazy dialed down, pretty proud of myself! But dunno how long that will last! I can't make any promises. I don't call Elatia all of the time to harass her about how she's feeling, is she eating right, getting enough rest, not working too much, or making plans for the baby, you know, pre-school, school, college. I think every first time grandmother, no matter their race or religion, turns into a Jewish mother! Or fights it like me.

Martin and I do buy outfits for the baby if we see something that may not be around for long, we grab it. I am keeping these outfits hidden because they belong to a certain gender that I am not allowed to say for sure.

I was at a work party last night, a couple are moving back to Brazil. There was a guy there that I have never met before. We chatted and I mentioned about about becoming a grandmother, nothing else. After a bit of conversation with him, and a few people by this time, he says, "Congratulations on your grandson!" WHAT? I never said anything about a boy! That kinda freaked my freak.

At 10 weeks IT'S ALL GOOD IN THE GRAMMY-HOOD!

HALLOWEEN SHOWER

Elatia and I were discussing dates for a baby shower. We just got news that our cousin, Chrissy, from Belfast is coming over in Oct. We are so excited! We wanted to have the shower when she was here so she can represent the Irish family. Then when we started looking at dates, Halloween seemed like the obvious choice. You can't have a baby shower in December with the holidays, and in January everyone is on a holiday hangover from parties and shopping. So why not hit everyone up before they have the time to spend all their money on others? It's part of our diabolical plan. *insert evil laugh here*

Elatia has always wanted to have a Halloween party, but was always working, so this kills 2 birds with one stone. Not to mention this was a great excuse to have an out of the ordinary baby shower. My shower for my son was out of the ordinary, I had a stripper at it! Oh yea, a great time was had by all!

I can't go into details about all our plans for this Halloween shower, we want it to be a surprise for those coming. Let's just say there will be a macob feel to it as well as a baby one. Doesn't sound like that could be a combo, but if anyone can pull it off, we can! We are encouraging costumes. Elatia and J.R. are already planning the games. It will be a Jack and Jill party, meaning, for those of you that may not be in the know, a co-ed shower, ummmm, I mean a co-ed BABY shower! Just wanted to clarify that one. I know I had a stripper at my baby shower, but even I have my limits. I'm really looking forward to this shower!

It's fairly quiet in the Grammy-hood at the mo, I've dialed the crazy down a few notches. Elatia is only 9 1/2 weeks, so it's about trying to get health insurance sorted, a REAL nightmare! Yea, we don't need health care reform at all! grrrrrrrrrrrrrr She has insurance and it still isn't enough! What a racket health insurance is! Ok, I gotta stop or I'm gonna explode!

Martin and I are still buying things for the baby. We now have TWO Pack n Plays. I thought the one we bought at the consignment store was broke, so my friend gave me hers. Turns out you had to do something else to get the sides to stay up, some kind of safety measure. I have definitely been out of this baby game a long time, almost 20 years to be exact. So the extra Pack n Play will go to Elatia. I think I'm going to take my friend's crib as well. I want to have as much as I can here at my house so all Elatia has to do is bring the baby. The woman at the consignment shop said I needed to be careful or I'll have the baby all of time. What? Is that a bad thing? I told her that was our diabolical plan! *Insert evil laugh again, only w/an echo this time for effect*

We should "officially" know the sex of the baby in early October. Then watch the shopping begin! Until then...

IT'S ALL GOOD in the Grammy-hood!