My First Grandchild

This is a picture of my daughter, Cassie, at 21 weeks. This was probably the best part of her pregnancy - - after the morning sickness and before the discomfort. This is also when she started feeling the baby move a lot.

She thought she was huge here . . . but wait until you see later pictures!

This picture was taken at the same time that Cassie went for her first ultrasound. I was able to be there with her, as I have been for everything throughout her pregnancy. She was 16 when she got pregnant, and is now 17, so she lives with me and I've been able to be there every step of the way. It's a privilege and an experience that I may not otherwise have had.

You know, I never stop being amazed when I look at this photograph. It was just about as amazing seeing all of my grandchild's little parts as it was to see my own kids via ultrasound. We could see his fingers and hands, his legs, the details of his face and the structure of his body and major organs and bones. Incredible! He's perfect and healthy and so cute! Don't you love his little profile here in this picture?

Remember how I said that Cassie thought she was huge at 21 weeks?? She now knows differently! She's not a very big person and her poor tummy is just huge! She was due on February 12. It's now February 15, so she's almost 41 weeks. Overdue. Stretched. And frustrated! But she's handling things really well, just like she has the entire time. She truly amazes me how well she has taken care of herself and the baby, how much she loves him, and how much she has grown and matured over the course of her pregnancy.

I can't wait for him to be born and I can't wait to hold him (Cassie can't wait either!). Cassie has asked me to be with her during the labor and delivery. What an incredible, spiritual experience that's going to be!