Little Cole Arrives

Monday, April 16th, little Cole arrived safe and sound.   We(Nana, Pap, Courtney, Hank and I) all watched (even Cooper) as Matt and the nurses bathed Cole for his intro into the Bigham/Crowley Clan.  We were so excited and happy.   His mother and dad were happy too and I felt warm wonderful feelings when Ashley and the baby were brought to her room and Matt and Cooper joined them for their first family group hug.   We all waited so the four of them could have time alone.  Little Cole is already fun to hold and watch.   I can hardly wait to see what his personality will be.   He is looking all around and making sounds.   Every day sees changes and one is reminded of how beautiful children are especially when they are your grandchildren.

What are friends for

A good friend of mine, Joyce, came to visit yesterday and reminded me that I had not written in my blog since January.   Joyce is an author and writer and we have been good friends since 1983.   I took writing from her once a week when I was in Houston and recently reread some of that work and must say I impressed myself.   Joyce uses prompts to help you think and gather your thoughts around the prompt.  One of the prompts we discussed during her visit was a time that changed your life and then what values were a part of that time.   We discussed creativity and courage and for the life of me I can't remember the third one.  However that is what friends are for.   They remind you of times shared and to stay true to yourself.  I think I decided that the changes in my life took "courage".

We are awaiting the arrival of little Cole in about 2 weeks. Cooper went to big brother class last week and Ashley and Matt are doing a great job of making him feel a part of the whole process.  Cooper has such a great little personality and we can hardley wait to meet Cole and see what he is like.  I hope that Cooper and Cole will be great friends.