Tabitha and Shaun headed to the hospital at 2am.
I grabbed Marina out of school at 11:00 am.
We got to the hospital (downtown, if I might add…you know the place with all the streets with numbers and letter and ONE WAY signs!!??) Around noon and at 12:35pm Ariana Faith Griffin was born. 7lbs 9oz and 18 inches long. 10 fingers, 10 toes and looking all kinds of adorable.
Shaun is going to be adding the pictures tomorrow of all the shots he took all morning and all night. Right now he’s brain dead.
The picture above was taken by Tabitha. I’ve bought a lot of things in my life that I regret; a Kirby, a Volvo, and one of those mechanisms that hold the soda in the fridge and roll down a new one. In December I bought Tabitha a digital camera. It has turned out to be on the better gifts I have ever given anyone. She uses it daily and is always grateful for it. Today she not only captured some very awesome pictures, but precious videos.
Tabitha has the footprint from Ariana on her arm from when she got her foot printed. At random moments she would throw up her forearm and say proudly, “I’m a grandma!”
Seeing her walk out of the delivery room fighting back tears made me have to fight back tears for her. She kept saying, “I am so proud of her.” She truly is a fantastic mother…and now a grandma.
This makes Shaun a step-grandpa. We decided that we are going to make Ariana call him “Pappy”, just to make him feel very old.
I am a step-step grandma. I opted for the cooler name of “G-ma” Somehow, I know Tabitha will switch it up and make Ariana call me G-ma Koo-Koo. She’s mean like that ;)
Jennifer did fantastic. In every picture, her wonderful husband, Greg looks so madly in love with his wife and her strength. He nearly made me cry with the attention he was pouring over both of them.
He leaves back to Korea in a week or so. Please pray for his strength and safety as he battles in this war.
Thank you all ahead of time for the congrats…and thank you SO much for all my mixed CDs. They made driving in downtown hell so much easier. I will post more about that later though.
SPF: Something “Pink and Little”. (minds out of the gutter)
P.S. I am a G-ma!! HOLY CRAP!
34 responses to “I am a step-step Grandma!!”
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Congrats to you all, that picture brings a tear to my eye and makes me so happy!
Oh, this is wonderful :) And what a great first pic of your step-step-granddaughter :)
Congratulations!
Beautiful capture, Tabitha!
Congratulations to everyone! She’s beautiful!
Step-congratulations.
Huzzah! Many congrats to all! =)
You are like a dozen years younger than I am, but already a G-Ma?! not that I’m jealous or anything.
Well, actually, I have to admit I am. All those babies around, your family is surely blessed.
Congratulations! for many things–babies and well-chosen gift-giving and Driving Downtown!
Mark this date on the calendar so you will remember how good it can get.
Whee! Congratulations!
I think you should shorten your moniker even more – just have her call you “G”. I would love to see a little toddler girl trundle up to you and say, “Yo, G!”
Congratulations … and if you think that Digital camera was used before now … jsut wait! What a wonderful present!
G-ma KooKoo!!!! *heart*
Adorable…simply adorable.
Ohhhh, how precious! I’m so glad to hear that baby and mom are doing well. I would have been in tears had I been there and seen her husband so passionately attentive. Seriously, I’m almost in tears now!
Happy Grandma, there is NOTHING like it..nothing!
GILF
Congrats on being a g-ma. The baby is beautiful and I LOVE her name. :)
Babies are so precious. Congrats.
Oh that was the cutest pink and little thing I could think of at the moment, it will be so hard to compete!
So sweet! Welcome to the world Ariana.
CONGRATS!
She looks sooooo wonderful. What a beautiful baby.
Glad that mother and baby are doing well!!
You people are old.
G-ma KooKoo….NICE! She’s adorable.
Glad everyone is doing well!
Congrats!
Awe, congratulations! A very special family moment indeed!
Congrats!!!!
Congrats!
Congratulations. that is a beautiful picture!
Hold that baby as much as you can!!!! It is the best thing for anxiety!!
Great post. How sweet.
Beautiful picture – beautiful little girl…. Congratulations.
Congratulations!
I must say digital cameras are one of the best inventions ever.
Mine is attached at my hip and I could not imagine life any other way.
Too cute. Good luck to Greg.
Awww, many many congrats to everyone!!! I love her name by the way, so pretty and graceful sounding!
I’m praying for hubby’s safe return, home to his brand new family!
So sweet. YAY!
Sweet pic, and a funny shirt. ;-) Played today, a little bit late, but i did. Wish you a great weekend.
sorry, posted wrong. argh…
This is a really beautiful pic and a sweet name for her. Congrats from me.