{"id":77,"date":"2009-09-10T18:08:58","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T22:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/phil-koop\/?p=77"},"modified":"2009-09-10T18:27:22","modified_gmt":"2009-09-10T22:27:22","slug":"she-stole-our-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/phil-koop\/2009\/09\/10\/she-stole-our-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"She stole our heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

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She arrived as predicted one afternoon the middle of May.\u00a0 At 6 pounds and 10 ounces you would not expect that she could make much of an impact on our lives.\u00a0 We knew for nine months that she was coming and had all that time to prepare.\u00a0 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?\u00a0 We were unprepared for the intense feelings that overwhelmed us as we were smitten with love for Elissa.\u00a0 Two normally sane and serious people became adoring grandparents and sometimes made seeming fools of ourselves.\u00a0 We soon realized that life would never be the same again.\u00a0 We couldn\u2019t go back to whom we were before, nor would we want to miss any of this.\u00a0 When we walk into her house, we neglect everyone else in the room to go and get our hands on this little one.\u00a0 Then we can look around and see that there are other people in the room who might want our attention.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 She has stolen our hearts,\u00a0 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.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0We are hooked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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