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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI saw my first grandchild today.
He was a bit premature - 1 lb. 12 oz. (794 grams)
His feet are less than 1-1/2 in. long.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,722 posts)The love you have for your grandkids... is like nothing youve ever experienced.
MissMillie
(38,556 posts)When my dil put my granddaughter in my arms, I wasn't sure I was going to ever be able to let go.
Congratulations!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Best wishes for him and his mother, too.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,733 posts)Fla Dem
(23,656 posts)rurallib
(62,411 posts)LeftInTX
(25,305 posts)Niagara
(7,605 posts)I certainly hope that Mother and Baby are doing well
bif
(22,697 posts)Oh, congrats!
zanana1
(6,112 posts)I know you're looking forward to all the wonderful times you'll have with your grandson. Congratulations!
Ptah
(33,028 posts)It's been an up and down fourteen days.
Since yesterday, he gained 30 grams. He's now 1 lb 10 oz.
Being that he's in an incubator,
none of his family has been able to hold him yet.
Amazing what modern medicine is able to do.
DFW
(54,370 posts)Fifty years ago the baby would have not been given much of a chance. Today, he stands a great chance.
Our first grandchild was born two months ago today. A new chapter of a lot of lives begins on days like that!