Grandchildren

I'm sitting here at my desk, finishing off the weeks reports and stuff. My cellphone is next to me on the desk, and every time my hand passes over it, the screen light up. And all I see is my screensaver, a photo of me and my 3 grandchildren, taken a few months ago. And it makes me smile.

I have been blessed with 3 beautiful, happy, loving kids, still small (4 and 2 and 1), but they have consumed me.

The joy they bring to my life when I visit them is incredible. Yes, as kids they can be testing too.

The oldest, very clever little lady, always has questions, and has mastered the use of "Why?" She wants to know everything, and needs an explanation for everything. Her dad told me one evening when he was tucking her in she asked "Do we still swallow our spit when we sleeping?" Now who has ever even given that a thought, yet she did, and wanted to know! As my first grandchild, she's always going to own the top spot in my heart, not to say the other two don't feature, they are very close behind, but like most special things in our lives, the first one is probably the most treasured. At school she's the class "madam"! Always first to offer to help the teacher, always up front when arranging games (wanting to have her own way), a real drama queen when needed. Loves drama (as in plays, acting, singing), does ballet, swims, likes to color in. Has given me loads of pages with various scribbles (from when she was little) and excitedly tells me "Look what I mad for you Nonno!", all of which I have kept. So precious.

The second one - he's a typical boy. And typically 2 yrs old. Terrible twos' is what they refer to, and he's living up to that. He's adamant he will get his way, will ignore you, and push his luck at every turn. I have worked out if I want him to do something, I tell him the opposite, and then get the result I want! He's a fast learner, with the added advantage of having a clever bigger sister who he has loved to mimic. For a long time he would just repeat whatever she said or did. Of late I have noticed that he's getting more of his own personality. He has learned much quicker to form full sentences, and is getting used to sometimes having to play alone. Probably going to school (Grade RRRRRR?????) has helped him break his dependence on his sister.

The baby, well she's just a heart breaker - the most beautiful little person. She's also learning very fast, as she has two siblings teaching her, and whom she watches all the time. She wants to be able to join them in their shenanigan's, so her development seems to be much faster.

Overall, I may have many issues in my life that affect me negatively, but one afternoon spent with these precious blessings, and my daughter (in-law), and I'm ready for whatever the next week will throw at me.

Keep safe out there