Hi Baby E,
I know I told you that I would let you meet your grandparents and figure them out yourself. But, I noticed a pattern in all of my posts about your family - I have certain things I want you to inherit from each one. So, I figured I would give you a sneak peek and tell you a few things that we hope you inherit from your grandparents and maybe even a few things that we hope you don't :)
Gramma Ruth -
We hope you inherit her:
1) Love for reading.
2) Love for political and current affairs conversations. Your dad would love that! Well, I guess he would only love it if you were a registered republican :)
3) Independence
4) Thick hair like your dads
5) Patience
We hope that you DON'T inherit her:
1) Gene for cancer - your gramma is a proud breast cancer survivor.
2) Sassy mouth that always picks on your poor old mom :) You can be sassy like her - just not directed at your mom!
Grampa Bob -
We hope you inherit his:
1) Love for his family
2) Desire to keep in touch with his family
3) Happiness at the simple things in life
4) Boyish innocence - I swear that he liked ripping open his Christmas presents more than your cousin Andrew!
We hope you DON'T inherit his:
1) Heart condition
2) Stubbornness (but, I think you are hosed there)
3) His aptitude for screaming across the house to get attention :) Your dad called this his "Bellowing voice."
4) smoking addiction
Grampa Keith -
We hope you inherit his:
1) Blue eyes like Gramma Lang
2) Happiness at the simple things in life
3) Ability to not take things personally and just let them roll of his back
4) In most ways, your Grampa Keith is pretty laid back and easy going. We hope you are too.
5) His ability to make a living for himself and not work for any bosses!
We hope you DON'T inherit his:
1) Knack for mumbling
2) Belly
3) Health problems
4) Hair
5) Temper
Gramma Debbie -
We hope you inherit her:
1) Laugh. Your Gramma Debbie has a laugh that can fill a room. Thinking of you laughing that heartily makes us smile.
2) Love for music.
3) Love for animals.
4) Love of fishing even though your parents will never take you. You will have to rely on Gramma Debbie or Uncle Mark.
We hope you DON'T inherit her:
1) Sweet tooth
2) Boobs - they skipped your mom but we are hoping they skip you too because that would be inappropriate.
3) Health problems
4) insecurities. With Gramma Debbie being adopted, she sometimes deals with her birth. I hope that you know from conception until you are 100 that you are loved each minute of each day and wanted more than anything in the world.
Grampa Larry -
This one is going to be more difficult since we don't have any genetic connection to Grampa Larry but I am sure he is up there looking out for you.
I hope you inherit his:
1) Kindness - he was always helping others
2) Frugality - isn't that a polite way of saying we hope you are cheap and tight with your money? :)
3) Love for his family
4) His snort when he would laugh really hard
5) His skills - not only did he know cars, he knew how to fix things. Even if it was just fixed with a piece of duct tape.
6) His love of the outdoors
We hope you DON'T inherit his:
1) Love of beer
2) Talk like a trucker mouth (But, if you do, that is going to be your mom and dad's fault for teaching it to you)
3) Love of hunting - we are not really for killing things in the wild.
4) His temper
I know you are short on Grampas and you have a lot of Grammas but there is an adopted Gramma you are also receiving by coming into this family - Debi D. Yeah, she isn't genetically related to you but she is going to love you up, spoil you rotten and be the best adopted Gramma you will ever have. So, if you are spending time with her (she offered to babysit only after you are a bit bigger), you will need to inherit her:
1) Sense of humor - it is wicked!
2) Big heart - she just hides it most of the time. Actually, true fact - she tried to save your mom's life once. I was literally drowning at Peony Park and she saw it and started racing across the beach to save me - clothes on and all.
3) Ability to tell it like it is - she has more tact that your mom but she won't pull any punches with you if you need to hear the truth
4) Independence
We hope you DON'T inherit her:
1) Stubbornness - again, you are hosed on this one
2) Desire to move to Florida - you do know that you are stuck in the same city where your parents are for the rest of your life (except a brief 4 year stint in college), right? Otherwise, we will just follow you around.
Can you tell that your dear old mom is already trying to make you the best person ever? You are surrounded by people who love you so much and have so many good qualities that if you could emulate a few of them from each of them, you will be a super star!
