My first time holding my baby grand – Amelia!
My sweet baby grand…
You are 4 months old today (November 2, 2020) and I am having a hard time believing how fast time goes by. It seems like just the other day your mama was calling me and your Pappy saying her water broke and she was heading to the hospital. It was around 1 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2020. Pappy and I were fast asleep so we could get up early and drive to Colorado, along with your Aunt Emily and Uncle Charlie, to see your mama before you made your arrival. But you had other ideas!
Right after your mama and daddy got to the hospital, your daddy sent us the sweetest photo of your mama in her hospital gown wearing her mask. This was at 3:14 a.m. and your daddy said “she’s ready!” You may be wondering why your mama had to wear a mask…well Baby Grand… that’s because you were born during a worldwide pandemic my sweetheart, and so many precautions had to be taken to make sure you stayed safe and your parents stayed safe too. I’m just so glad that your daddy got to be with your mama to see you born because there was concern that wouldn’t happen.
Pappy and I went back to sleep but it was hard to rest knowing you were on your way. We got up early Thursday morning, packed the car and get on the road to Colorado as planned. It was a 21-hour drive and we didn’t plan to stop anywhere to spend the night. Your mama had already texted us at 6:17 a.m. saying that the doctor has started her on Pitocin to get her contractions in a better pattern. At this point mama’s contractions were about 4 minutes apart and she got her epidural around 7 a.m. Your daddy sent us a cute picture of them both with your mama giving us a thumbs up! We got to facetime with your excited parents around 8:20, which was great. Mama was feeling pretty good with that epidural and we figured you would be born pretty soon after that.
Around 11:30 your daddy texted and said they had a tiny scare because your heart rate dropped. This was because things were progressing rather quickly with your mama’s labor. But once mama started moving around some, that made you move a little and your heart rate jumped back up and everything was all right. At this point, mama was dilated 9 centimeters and we figured you would be making your entrance into this world within the hour! Your daddy sent us the sweetest selfie of themselves and your Tisa was crying in the car!
Then your daddy texted, “alright, I’m gunna go silent her for a minute, hopefully next update will be picture of Amelia!” This was around 11:43 a.m. We were all so excited and anxious on our drive. Then at 12:30 your daddy texted and said things had slowed down a bit. Your mama was at 9.5 cm and they were moving her around to get you moving again and hopefully encourage you to make your entrance.
At 2 p.m., mama was still trying to push you out! I told your daddy that you were probably so comfy that you didn’t want to leave her! So, when we thought you would arrive in a hurry, you decided you wanted to wait just a bit! At 3:50 p.m. mama was pushing again and at 4:39 p.m. your daddy said mama was pushing pretty hard so she wouldn’t have to have a c-section because you were face up and not liking the contractions!
It seemed like forever from the time your daddy sent that last text. We were all anxious to hear what was happening but we knew your daddy needed to stop texting so he could be with your mama and help her push. At almost 6 p.m., we got the text we had been waiting for…you were here! And then your daddy sent the most beautiful photo of you in your mama’s arms. She was smiling to bright and you were hiding your face! You were 7 pounds, 9 ounces and 20 inches long! You were born at 4:44 p.m. on July 2, 2020.
Meanwhile, Tisa and Pappy were still on the road to Colorado. We arrived around 4:30 a.m. that Friday morning – July 3. After checking into our hotel and getting a few hours of sleep, we woke up to a bunch of beautiful photos of you all wrapped up in the hospital blanket with a little hat to keep you warm and some sweet photos of you with each of your parents.
Because of the pandemic, we couldn’t visit you in the hospital so we had to wait until Saturday, July 4th to meet you. We went over to your mama and daddy’s apartment to wait for you. We also needed to check on your big brother – Lucia – and make sure he had your baby hat and blanket so he could get to know you. He sniffed your hat and then rested his head on it so we knew he was anxiously awaiting your arrival too!
When your daddy pulled into the parking lot, Pappy couldn’t wait and he went out to the car to help your parents bring everything and YOU inside. I just remember standing at the door and as soon as you were brought into the apartment in your car seat, I wanted to hold you. Your mama put the car seat down on the floor and I quickly pulled you out of that car seat to hug you! And let me tell you, it was hard to let anyone else hold you!!! But I needed to share because your Aunt Emily and Uncle Charlie wanted to get their hands on you and of course, your Pappy was ready to start spoiling you.
Happy tears were flowing that day, sweet Mela. So many people told me that being a grandmother was such an amazing feeling. Well, it’s all true! I look at you and see your mama when she was a baby and, in my mind, I relive all those baby days with her. I can’t wait to one day tell you stories about your mama when she was a little girl. You’re going to love them!
Meanwhile, I want to you know that I’m so ready to begin making memories with you, my sweet Mela. And Pappy will be here to spoil you…I know you will love that.
Love you so much…Tisa
Southern Señora 