She arrived as predicted one afternoon the middle of May. At 6 pounds and 10 ounces you would not expect that she could make much of an impact on our lives. We knew for nine months that she was coming and had all that time to prepare. But when it actually happened, and we came face to face, cheek to cheek and heart to heart with this little bundle, holding her in our arms and snuggling close, what could we do? We were unprepared for the intense feelings that overwhelmed us as we were smitten with love for Elissa. Two normally sane and serious people became adoring grandparents and sometimes made seeming fools of ourselves. We soon realized that life would never be the same again. We couldn’t go back to whom we were before, nor would we want to miss any of this. When we walk into her house, we neglect everyone else in the room to go and get our hands on this little one. Then we can look around and see that there are other people in the room who might want our attention. If she enters our house in her car seat or in the arms of her parent, one of us is quick to set her free of her restraints so that we can snuggle her and whisper our own secrets in her ear. She has stolen our hearts, and we quickly realized the truths of what all those grandparents before us have warned us about; grandchildren are the best thing that happened to us since our own children were born. We are hooked.
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