One Year Later

Typing on a laptop in the car is difficult. Bumpy riding doesn’t make for a great experience. And then, on this sunny Saturday, it is difficult to see the screen. So here I am almost typing blind.

On my way to Nolan’s first birthday party and remembering his birth day—November 12, 2008.

Mike and I decided that we wouldn’t be there for the baby’s birth, but leave a day or two after so we wouldn’t need to hang around the hospital. Yah, right. We got the word in the early morning that Mollie was in the hospital and that the baby was coming and we were in the car on our way to the hospital by 11:00.

Chicago is on Central time which means that they are one hour behind us. Plenty of time right…not when you consider the traffic. We arrived just as Mollie was ready to go into the operating room. The baby’s head was too big to deliver so it was a c-section.

Joel was in the delivery room and about 7 pm the Nolan was delivered to the grandparents for inspection—Mike, and I, and Joel’s father, Harry. There is nothing like a new baby to remind you of what is important.

So we join family and friends for the birthday party. Aunt Nora and Uncle Dan will be there as will the same grandparents that arrived for his birth one year ago. Now Nolan is almost walking, exploring on his own and beginning to make sounds, pointing, smiling, and just being adorable.

Being a grandparent is so much fun.
More fun than toys is the ribbon and wrapping paper.

Uncle Dan and Aunt Nora guarantee a good time!