We had visitors last weekend! Tom's daughter, R, her daughter (our granddaughter) S, and our great-granddaughter C. She is 18 months old. The last time we saw her she was 6 weeks old, an infant, a passive babe in arms.
What a difference! Now she is a joyful, spunky, interactive force of nature. I am amazed at how well she communicates. I swear she understands everything that is said to her. Her love of learning new things is palpable, and she seems interested in everything.
She was a little afraid of Great Grandpa Tom, though. He has a white beard, mustache, and somewhat raspy voice. She kept an eye on him, that's for sure. When he spoke to her, she would furrow her brow and scrutinize him closely. Sometimes she refused to eat her dinner if he sat too close to her. He had to leave the room so she would finish eating. So funny. However, by the last day she was willing to crack a smile for him. I could tell that small victory made him happy. These things take time.
And we had the BEST time.
She is adorable. What better fun to see her after all those many months. I am happy for you all
ReplyDeleteThank you, it was such a joy.
DeleteWhat a lovely bunch of visitors. It's amazing how quickly children learn communication, girls even faster than the boys it seems. Her photo made me smile this morning.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad. Your grandson's photos have made me smile many times.
DeleteIt's funny that she was scared of Tom. I can remember being scared of certain older people when I was a small child. The generation gap! LOL
ReplyDeleteMust be the wrinkles? Ha!
DeletePoor Great-Grandpa. I sympathize because I have a loud voice that I sometimes forget to modulate for little ones. They are terrified. But they love it when I feed them.
ReplyDeleteFood and toys are my ace in the hole.
DeleteNice that you can see them finally! My sister (little Blister on my blog) lives in Ireland. Her daughter had her second baby just before Christmas but she lives in London. Sis can hardly wait 'til August when she'll finally be able to hold and cuddle him. She's sad to be missing the tiny baby stages, but so thankful for zoom!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry she has to wait so long. I love your nickname for your sister.
DeleteShe is a big girl. She'll remember grandpa next time.
ReplyDeleteI hope so. He adores her.
DeleteSweet great grandgirl! A wonderful meeting of the generations.
ReplyDeleteIt was. 4 generations!
DeleteHow nice to spend time with family again!
ReplyDeleteSo nice. We really missed them.
DeleteThe Man always scares Babies half to Death and he Loves Children! She's Adorable and so glad you got to spend time in person again!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dawn.
DeleteWhat a little cutie pie she is. Four generations! Wow! Quite a gathering.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that by the end of the visit a kind of peace was obtained. Hooray!
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