First Grandchild

March 22, 2026

Dear Mom,

I am SO excited. Next weekend we fly to Colorado to visit with Sara and her husband. She is due on March 31 and we cannot wait to meet the new baby. It is hard to believe that nine months have passed.

Sara has enjoyed a healthy, calm pregnancy. She was a second mother to Alex and started babysitting when she was twelve, just like I did. She has nannied and taught little children for years, so I know she is well prepared.

I am deeply grateful that I can be there to hold her child when they return from the hospital. Now I will know how you felt when you first held Sara in your arms. Everyone says it is truly an amazing moment and I am sure they are correct.

You were a devoted and loving grandmother. You and Sara adored each other. Your friends always told me how you loved to share “Sara stories” with them. I wish you could have held Alex as well, but I know you were with me through that pregnancy and birth as well.

From the age of four, I knew I wanted to be a mom (and later grandmother!). Even though my children were not born until I was thirty-three and forty-one, I felt incredibly blessed to give birth to two healthy babies. Raising them with Fred has been the greatest joy of my life, and now I have the pleasure of watching Sara do the same.

I know you have been helping Sara in your own way throughout this time, and that you will be with her during the delivery. I am very grateful that we are all still connected heart to heart. Thank you for showing me how to be a good mom and now, grandmother.

Love,
Helen