With blessing from our daughter and son-in-law, we joyfully announce the arrival of their son! On August 2nd, 2024, we welcomed our first grandchild into the world. Everything proceeded smoothly until the day of his delivery when it became apparent that our beautiful daughter’s baby was in distress and needed to be delivered. At 8:09 am, Oliver was born, weighing six pounds fifteen ounces and measuring twenty inches long. His skin was perfect and flawless, almost like a porcelain doll. Everyone teased that he could use a few more layers of paint! His head was full of thick beautiful strawberry blonde hair and had the cutest little toes, just like his mama’s.

Despite being perfect in every way, after being born, he had trouble breathing on his own and needed to be put on a CPAP. Oliver stayed in the NICU until he was strong enough to breathe without assistance, maintain his blood pressure, and no longer needed antibiotics or fluids. Seeing our beautiful daughter and knowing both Oliver and her were okay was like taking a breath of fresh air. She may be a mama now, but she will always be my baby. Over time, Oliver continued to get stronger and was weaned off the CPAP to just oxygen. Before long, he no longer needed the cannula, the IV was able to come out, and he was finally cleared to go home.