Grandson #2 - Nathan Meeks Grayson Smid, son of John and Nadia - arrived via C-section on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 8:33 A.M. weighing in at 8 pounds 13 ounces. Everyone is doing well.
Opa, Granddaddy and Oma arrived when he was only three hours old and got to hold him right away. Do you have any idea how exciting that was for Granddaddy? He never got to hold any of his grandsons when they were that young and he didn't see Noah till Noah was about six weeks old. Holding Nathan was a real treat for him!Nathan is a beautiful little boy. What surprised me was that when we first saw him he looked a lot like Noah, but by the time we left seven hours later, his facial features had changed and he just looked like Nathan.
Watching Noah's reaction to his baby brother was fun, too. He came into Nadia's hospital room (with his
daddy and his nanny, Fey) to find not only his mommy and baby brother, but also Granddaddy, and Opa and Oma. It was a bit overwhelming for him. At first he was content to sit with Mommy and didn't want much to do with Nathan, but eventually we could get pictures of the family of four. Fey was a great help in getting Noah comfortable with Nathan.Almost immediately after he got there Uncle Will and Aunt Angela arrived, so it was a full house. After holding Nathan for a few minutes, Will and Angela, Arend, Granddaddy and I took Noah to the playroom just down the hall and that gave John and Nadia a little breathing space.
Hopefully it won't be long till we see him again and have MORE pictures to show.
Till then...have a great day!
Willa Dale
