(the closest we've gotten to the Lion at the zoo!)
With the fun came the moments of tremendous sadness as my grandmother's health rapidly deteriorated. After hanging tough at the hospital through the snowstorm in Raleigh, my grandma was transported from the hospital to a gorgeous hospice facility where she died several hours later with my mom lovingly by her side. My grandmother played many roles for my family, as happens when you live just a few miles from 4 of your grand kids! As our personal school lunch-maker, supplier of dress-up clothes, chauffeur to orthodontist appointments, sick-day companion, provider of nicknames, and other such unique and valued skills, we will certainly keep her in our hearts and memories forever. We are so grateful to have been loved by such a devoted and doting grandmother- and thrilled that Jacob got to hang-out with his great grandma (and vice versa)! The 3 of us head to Raleigh in a little over a week for her Memorial service.
We don't really have much in terms of photos and we'll work to remedy that soon! What we do have are Jacob as an unsatisfied artist (no idea what that face was about, but we were laughing!)
And Jacob in his Big boy Bed!! He's been sleeping like this for nights and naps since Sunday: the first night he did great until 5 am, last night he only woke once and then slept until 7:15 am (this is considered late. ugh.) Naps haven't been fun yet, but after the 45 minute task of getting him to stay IN the bed, he has slept for 2+ hrs each time (again, quite incredible). He absolutely loves taking us to his bed and talking about his big boy bed, his pillow, and how Curious George (his current BFF) was sleeping with him. We've got such a big boy!
2 comments:
I enjoyed your post very much, A,D,and J. You said it well, Grandma adored and bragged constantly of her great-grand son. You all made her so proud, there surely was no denying that. Although Jacob will not remember her as we all do, we will share memories and pictures of them together in Green Pond and in Raleigh.
I am so proud of him and his big boy bed! Could he BE anymore adorable? (Chandler Bing)
Hey Ashley, where did you get the bed rail? We converted Elgin's crib into a big boy bed a while back and could not find a rail that fit a converted crib. We have had a few roll-offs (remedied by large pillows on the ground for a soft landing which seems to not even wake him b/c few nights we have found him asleep there in the morning) but I still would love to have a rail over the pillows. Let me know! Thanks and love watching little Jacob grow up!
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