Finally a Grandma
This entry was posted on 11/11/2007 10:43 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
Mom was so excited last Spring when she found out Corey and Keri were having a baby. As you can imagine, it was also difficult for her as the terrible disease progressed to realize she would never be here to physically hold her first grandchild. I sadly remember the words she used in a scrapbook she made for me just last Christmas: "I DO look forward to holding the babies, smelling how sweet they are, watching them grow and being a part of their lives."
On October 16, 2007, we welcomed Carson Lee Wallis into the world. I was fortunate enough to be there as this wonderful life began just as I was with my mother just a few months before when she left this world. We are sad Mom isn't with us and with Carson as we know she would like to be - but she IS a part of his life and ours. She was definitely there with us that day when he was born. As Aunt Sue said, "Court, just say hello to your Mom when you get to the hospital - because she is definitely there. You know she wouldn't miss this!"
It is so wonderful to get to experience the joy only a new baby can bring, but it does make us grieve to not have her here to share it with us. But, we are consoled to know that she is Carson's grandmother. She can't buy him outfits, babysit or brag - but she is a huge part of who he is. She can't do all those things - but we can. We will love Carson as Mom does and we will get to tell him all about her one day.
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