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January 25, 2004
January 25, 2004
For Nanna & Grandad
Ryan has a very special relationship with his Nanna & Grandad – my parents. I was 34 when Ryan was born so they had waited a long time for me to produce a grandchild. They were there to see him very early on the morning he was born in November 2001, a clear and sunny morning in late Spring. Despite a long and exhausting labour, culminating in a C-section, I could not wait for them to arrive so that they could be a part of the joy we were feeling that day. It did not feel complete until they were there.
I told my parents that we were expecting a little one on the very day I took the pregnancy test! It was mum’s birthday and I bought her a “Happy Birthday, Nanny” card and simply wrote in it ‘See you in November’. The look on her face was priceless. They took great joy in buying all sorts of baby items throughout the pregnancy, including a beautiful timber cot and change table, sweet little outfits and numerous teddies and toys. They took me to appointments when DH had to work. They were with me at my 20 week scan, when DH was extremely ill in the ICU of the same hospital, just metres away but unable to be with us. They have been there every step of the way of this little boy's journey through life so far.
Their most precious gift to Ryan and to us has been their unconditional love and support all the way through, from those early crazy days after the birth when we were finding our way and coping with severe sleep deprivation, our wedding 6 weeks later, my darkest days of PPD and all the days since then. We are truly lucky that Ryan has such adoring grandparents and I thank them for that. I do not know how I would cope at times without them. It gives me so much pleasure to be able to share this amazing little person with them.
Despite still working themselves (they are both nurses)my mum and dad have been willing carers of Ryan since I went back to work and they spend 2-3 days a week with him, going for walks, reading, playing and generally having a great time together. He is learning so much just being with them and I am sure they are creating very special memories for Ryan.
Since Ryan came along, my father has written many poems and letters to Ryan, some funny and all very sweet. I have collected them together in 2 folders, for Ryan to look through some day and to remember how very much he is loved. Here is one of the latest poems:
The sun that warms and lightens our day
The moon it shines to light our way
These heavenly bodies that shine so bright
Providing us with warmth and light.
The rain, the wind, the tides, the sun
All giving life to everyone
But missing from these things we need
The most important thing indeed
Is an element of life, I say
That came on that November day
In the form of a boy, Ryan by name
Our lives would never be the same.
From baby boy to little man
Much loved by Grandad and his Nan
Watching him grow with so much grace
His ever-loving smiling face
Changes, they happen every day
Learning so fast, he’s on his way.
We pray that life will treat him great
Our loving grandson, our little mate.
Nanna & Grandad
January 2004
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