April 6,
2015
Dear unborn
grandchild,
You have been on my mind and in my prayers
since I first heard about you. I was in
Tx and your family called by Facetime.
When they told me I thought that they were teasing me. I was very surprised when I realized that
they were telling me the truth. I was so
excited that I had to go out to the clubhouse that evening so I could tell my
friends the news. Grandpa was happy also
and he told the kids that we would have to get a larger RV. They all screamed and may have had visions in
their minds of some of the dream $500,000 RV’s that we toured in Florida last
Nov. We are not getting a new RV. We can always put a few kids in a tent
outside as they get older.
Your mom had gotten rid of all her baby
things when they moved. I got rid of all
my baby things except a high chair and baby toys. Before we left for Tx I went through all the
toys and had picked out all the baby toys along with other baby items that I
had not sold and would sell at our spring garage sale. They will all go back into the toy room, so
you will have something to play with when you visit with your family, or I get
to babysit.
We do not
know your gender, but I had a dream in Tx that we were coming back April 2016. We
stopped by to see you kids and I was holding a little girl 6 months old with
brown eyes and light brown hair. She
looked like Weston when he was that age.
No I do not believe in dreams. It
does not matter whether you are a boy or girl.
My mom knew that my first Angie was going to be a boy. She even bought boy gifts for her
shower. I remember a wood wagon that she
bought, that Angie did play with as she pulled her dolls around in. If you are a boy it will be noisier around
your house. You can wear Weston’s hand me downs, plus you will have siblings
closer to your age. If you are a girl,
it means more girl tears and moods to deal with. Plus another wedding that your parents will
have to pay for when you fall in love.
I was able to be at the births of your
siblings, so I hope things work out to be at your birth also. It was four of the joys of my lifetime. To witness the birth of a grandchild is indescribable. I am praying for you and your birth. The Lord has a great plan for your life. My job as your grandmother is to pray for you
as you grow and mature as you follow God’s plan for your life. I also get to snuggle and love you as I shower
you with kisses. I gave you my first
kiss when I kissed Julie’s baby bump a week ago.
This will be my first entry into your
binder that I plan to start for you.
Your siblings have two binders full of pictures, letters, and writings. You will be able to read about family members
who are no longer living, and other things that I have written about. I will write about your birth and other
developments as you grow. I kept
journals for your mom and your aunt Angie.
Let me tell you about the family that you
will be born into. Your mom my second
daughter, is the best mom one can ever have.
Sure she is not perfect but she does want the best for her family. She gets really tired and gets really cranky
when she is hungry. She has been that
way her whole life. She would come home
from school and take a nap. I had no
trouble getting her to take naps or get to bed early. She is following God’s plan for her
family. She is homeschooling and
teaching her children of God’s love and grace.
She is a child of God and believes that Jesus died on the cross for her
sins and rose again. She has believed
this fact since she was a small child. She
is so beautiful and I am proud of her as she works so hard to educate her
children and others. She is turning out
to be a kind loving sister to my oldest daughter Angie. Angie recently moved to Grand Island and
Julie and Sean have welcomed her by inviting her to dinner and play time with
your siblings.
Your dad is a great dad. He loves your mom and the Lord and has the
desire to follow God’s plan for his life.
You will grow up learning to shoot, hunt, and fish, use a bow, swim, bike
and learn to build things. You will also
need to learn how to handle a play sword or towel to defend yourself against
your dad.
Jocelyn will be your second mother. She was great with Weston when he was little
and could settle him down when he was missing his mom. She is such a great big sister to all you
kids. She will be a super helper around
the house.
Katelyn will be your third mom. She is older and wiser now and will be a great
help. She has such a kind heart and is
always looking around for ways to help.
She loves reading and will read you many books.
Easton will be able to teach you how to
build things. He is so much like his
dad. He is a young engineer and is
always thinking about how things are made and put together. He will be able to answer your many questions
about random things like electricity and space.
Weston will be your best buddy, since he
will be closest to you in age. If you
are a girl he will watch over and protect you.
If you are a boy you will have to learn to defend yourself when you get
older and will spent a lot of time wrestling you to the ground. He may even share his Spiderman costume with
you.
Angie will be your aunt that will shower
you with gifts and love along with your great aunt Nan my sister. You will have other family members on both
sides that will love you as much as we do.
PS -If Angie is watching you, do not have a poop blow out. She still has not forgotten the time she was
left with Jocelyn and had to give her a bath due to the poop blow out. She still remembers the smell. She was the one that had taken Jocelyn out to
eat and let her eat foods that were new to her.
I and your grandpa will take you on trips
and go camping. We are going to wait
until you get older unless your mom is along with you. You will probably be my last grandchild, so I
will cherish the memories that I make with you.
I will read to you bedtime stories, and sing you the “Go to sleep”
bedtime song as I tuck you in. I might
as well as tell you now, that you will not find many sweets at our house. No pop to drink either. Grandpa will buy popsicles or ice cream
sandwiches for the kids to eat. This way
he can eat the ones that are leftover after the grandkids go home.
Can’t wait to hold you and witness your
birth if everything works out timing wise.
Love and
Kisses.
Grandma Rene
McQuinn
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