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tavernier

(13,640 posts)
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 04:33 PM Feb 8

I'm a great grandmother

At 7:00 am this morning.
Baby boy came in at 8 lbs. 1 oz. with a full head of hair.

I’m sorry for the world we are bequeathing to him. I wish I had better news to give him on his birthday. But nevertheless, he will have a family full of kind and loving and compassionate people who will support him in all ways forever. In this way he will be a very lucky boy, because many children live in an environment of anger and cruelty and grow up not to know any different.

But enough of the Debbie Downer talk. I’m presently on cloud nine and it’s nice to have something wonderful to celebrate.

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I'm a great grandmother (Original Post) tavernier Feb 8 OP
Congrats! SheltieLover Feb 8 #1
Congrats! senseandsensibility Feb 8 #2
Congratulations to everyone! Welcome to the world livetohike Feb 8 #3
Yay! MineralMan Feb 8 #4
Wonderful!! Great grands are Great!! Srkdqltr Feb 8 #5
Congratulations!!!!! 💙💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Feb 8 #6
Congratulations to you and your family! What happy news! Diamond_Dog Feb 8 #7
Congratulations! mahina Feb 8 #8
Congrats!!!!! Peacetrain Feb 8 #9
Congratulations! nt Phoenix61 Feb 8 #10
WOW usonian Feb 8 #11
Congrats! bernieb Feb 8 #12
Aww tavernier Feb 8 #15
Congrats! mercuryblues Feb 8 #13
Welcome to the world, baby boy! Solly Mack Feb 8 #14
Congratulations! Bluethroughu Feb 8 #16
Congrats malaise Feb 8 #17
Mazeltov! barbtries Feb 8 #18
How wonderful ! He will have the best life with you and your family's love and guidance 🌺 Deuxcents Feb 8 #19
Congratulations tavernier JMCKUSICK Feb 8 #20
Congratulations to the parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents! Welcome, little baby LoisB Feb 8 #21
Thanks for posting and enjoy! Evolve Dammit Feb 8 #22
Congratulations! Luciferous Feb 8 #23
Of Course you are My Dear BOSSHOG Feb 8 #24
Congrats!! DeeDeeNY Feb 8 #25
This is cause to celebrate indeed! biophile Feb 8 #26
I'm so happy for you!! and your family!! bluestarone Feb 8 #27
Congratulations!! 👼🍼 littlemissmartypants Feb 8 #28
I've got this twodogsbarking Feb 8 #29
Congratulations to all! JohnnyLib2 Feb 8 #30
GREAT news! Congrats! calimary Feb 8 #31
What a wonderful day! colorado_ufo Feb 8 #32
Congratulations debm55 Feb 8 #33
🌺❤️🌺 Hekate Feb 8 #34
Congratulations wendyb-NC Feb 8 #35
Congrats, Tav ProfessorGAC Feb 8 #36
Congratulations!! mountain grammy Feb 8 #37
Congratulations 🎉 MustLoveBeagles Feb 8 #38
Congratulations! ReRe Feb 8 #39
Congratulations, tavernier! MIButterfly Feb 8 #40
Congratulations Duncanpup Feb 8 #41
One correction: AverageOldGuy Feb 8 #42
Happy birthday baby and congratulations to all Buzz cook Feb 8 #43
How exciting! godsentme Feb 8 #44
Congratulations canetoad Feb 8 #45
Mazel tov!!! EllieBC Feb 8 #46
Congratulations!! Sparkly Feb 9 #47
Welcome to the world, Lucky Boy! nolabear Feb 9 #48
Wonderful news, and don't forget.... DFW Feb 9 #49
I'm certain he will! tavernier Feb 9 #50
Congratulations Bettie Feb 9 #51
Congrats! mwmisses4289 Feb 9 #52
How exciting! Blue Dawn Feb 9 #53
Congratulations! PittBlue Feb 9 #54
Congratulations! mcar Feb 9 #55
Congratulations! radical noodle Feb 9 #56
Welcome to the club pfitz59 Feb 9 #57
terrific! CTyankee Feb 9 #58
Card Carrying! tavernier Feb 9 #59
Yahooooooooo Magoo48 Feb 9 #60
Congratulations dear tavernier! FM123 Feb 9 #61

senseandsensibility

(21,700 posts)
2. Congrats!
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 04:35 PM
Feb 8

Sincerely. And I am so glad to hear some optimism here on DU! Thanks for that, my friend. I'll exercise my prerogative as a teacher to indulge in some cliched wisdom: children are our future! Let's keep working to ensure there is a future for them!

LoisB

(10,173 posts)
21. Congratulations to the parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents! Welcome, little baby
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 05:50 PM
Feb 8

boy. May you grow up to be kind, loving and loved. Make the world better, little one.

biophile

(710 posts)
26. This is cause to celebrate indeed!
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 06:10 PM
Feb 8

Best wishes to parents, grandparents, and child! May this child grow in love and a better world than the current one!

ReRe

(11,564 posts)
39. Congratulations!
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 07:01 PM
Feb 8

I'm so happy for you. It's always a joyous time when a descendent is born.
Your joy has now been multiplied by 3 (child, grandchild, great grandchild)!

MIButterfly

(296 posts)
40. Congratulations, tavernier!
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 07:05 PM
Feb 8

And welcome to the world, beautiful baby boy! Who knows? He may grow up to help make the world a better place! Thank you for sharing this wonderful news!

AverageOldGuy

(2,537 posts)
42. One correction:
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 07:12 PM
Feb 8

You are a GREAT Great Grandmother as well as being a GREAT grandmother and a GREAT mother.😀😀😀😀😀😀

Sparkly

(24,561 posts)
47. Congratulations!!
Sun Feb 9, 2025, 02:16 AM
Feb 9

I became a grandmother last April, something I hadn't dared to hope for.

It was a lot of hope for my daughter to survive, yet she did! Neither of us thought she might be able to have a child, and yet, here she is!! Unfortunately, she enters the world in a time of peril, and while I'm on the verge of leaving it. Irony upon irony.

A healthy family to love and care for your great-grandson is the richest inheritance he could have!!

Best to you and yours.

DFW

(57,781 posts)
49. Wonderful news, and don't forget....
Sun Feb 9, 2025, 03:04 AM
Feb 9

By the time he can say the word “celebrate” and know what it means, maybe he’ll even have a reason to do just that.

tavernier

(13,640 posts)
50. I'm certain he will!
Sun Feb 9, 2025, 09:04 AM
Feb 9

He is born into a family of much faith and love and laughter. As for the rest of us; well, hope springs eternal and I am a hopeless optimist. I’m betting on us!

FM123

(10,245 posts)
61. Congratulations dear tavernier!
Sun Feb 9, 2025, 10:16 PM
Feb 9

So happy for you and your whole family! Sending hugs to the little one!

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