point of view

I am home from a lovely, albeit unexpected, week in LA. darling daughter M is expecting our first grandchild in September and has been ordered on partial bedrest for two weeks due to early contractions. not to worry, all is well with mom and baby-to-be. but it gave me a good excuse to rush out and hover for a few days. and, boy howdy, did I enjoy my duty.

darling daughter absolutely glows with pregnancy. and grows. I could swear her bump grew daily over the course of this week - right before my adoring eyes. and believe me when I say she is even more beautiful (although I wonder how that is possible) than before.

we spent the week talking. crying. listening. watching reality tv and chic-flick movies. learning. planning (a baby shower for late July when we'll go back for a visit). arranging. shopping (on line). registering. realizing. dreaming. scheming. laughing.

to see our child have a child. surrounded. filled. showered by love. my cup runneth over. I am blessed. loved. humbled. and, oh so, so, so happy.

'making the decision to have a child is momentous. it is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.'