Monday, Janu
ary 8, Brenna Roxie arrived in Manhattan. Here she is on that very day. Leanne, her mom, was very pleased with her timely arrival. Nick, our son's response to how it felt to hold her, "I love it!"
Her first name is in memory of her other grandmother, Brenda.
Roxie's arrival marks a new chapter for Ron and me. Nearby grandparenting added to grandparenting at a distance with our two in Portland, Oregon. Is a new category needed for this blog?And so life has intervened in my posting schedule. Between more wonderful encounters with Roxie, I will try to catch up on the last couple of weeks.
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Nearby grandparenting is wonderful, especially with infants. I envy you that; my baby is already 7 and I am in need of a baby to hold! Congratulations!
Posted by: kenju | January 12, 2007 at 10:27 AM
Hello and Congratulations on the new addition. Fantastic. I was wondering where you were. All the best to all, love judy
Posted by: judy lombardi | January 12, 2007 at 11:11 AM
Oh Naomi, wonderful! Congratulations. I just love those two photos! Your granddaughter looks like she is actually talking to her father. And maybe she does :)
Posted by: Claude | January 12, 2007 at 11:23 AM
She's a very lively, beautiful baby. Congratulations!
Posted by: Xtreme English | January 12, 2007 at 04:14 PM
Congratulations to all of you!
Posted by: donna | January 12, 2007 at 09:51 PM
AAAAAAWWWWWWWW....gorgeous! And a beautiful name: Roxie. Bright and beautiful family. I love the newborn phase...and those little round, flat English Muffin bottoms! And those random smiles to the universe. And the smell of that silky hair....Enjoy Grandma!
Posted by: marianne | January 13, 2007 at 01:10 PM
Mazel Tov Granny!!! I see a bunch of tiny knitted things in Roxie's future.
Take good care of Roxie's parents while they get their bearings. Prepared meals!
xo,
Martha
Posted by: Martha | January 13, 2007 at 04:36 PM
I hope I have grandchildren nearby. I'm betting you will have a completely different experience -- one that doesn't depend on trying to aggregate everything into a pinched time.
Congrats! Looks like a healthy, happy fam.
Posted by: MotherPie | January 15, 2007 at 07:18 AM
Oh! Blessings to you! To Roxie (love the name)! To your son and daughter-in-law. The girl looks robust. And big! I love to see the skin-to-skin positioning of baby and mama.
They are lucky to have you nearby and, my mother says, you to have them nearby!
Posted by: doulicia | January 15, 2007 at 09:39 AM
What wonderful news. Roxie is a very fine name, too.
Posted by: Virginia | January 17, 2007 at 08:48 AM
Oh. How wonderful! A new person to get to know. And nearby too. Lucky Roxie.
Posted by: Alison | January 17, 2007 at 01:58 PM