Update from the Coast

Well, my little grandbaby...hunk of love... is one week old today

I am just going to say that life has been wonderful and hard all at the same time.
Let me explain with this picture.

*You see my daughter was crying her eyes out before this picture and afterwards as well.

She came down with a big case of postpartum hormonal tears flowing happy and overwhelmed all at the same time.

A  surge of uncontrollable tears and feelings of inadequacy.
I am sharing it because while I am a blogger of mostly happy stuff, life happens here at our home just like everywhere else.

Lindsay has had a year of hell at work. She has held an office together like a seasoned 50 year old at the age of 29. She has been called upon to take of problems at her place of work that most people will not experience in a lifetime. She has done it well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think all of the taking care of big problems for everyone else coupled with an unbelievable hurricane that even though we were lucky has affected our lives in many ways added to the emotional mess.

She has had a couple of panic attacks and spent a lot of time crying which made the sleep deprivation all the worse.
Sleep deprivation was a big part of it.

The storm left the hospitals here and in Destin with overloaded and incredible demands. There are two hospitals in Panama City and both have been closed.
Lindsay's hospital in Sandestin was so overloaded that she spent her visit in the delivery room. She didn't get to a recovery room as they had no rooms. She didn't get the normal nurses who guide the parents through the recovery.

Y'all there are so many sad stories all around here. IT is unbelievably heartbreaking. I think that and a couple more things just led to a bad start.

Grammie (aka...me) has spent the last three nights though helping reverse Tucker's lack of day and night understanding and letting his parents get some much needed rest has turned things around.

Anyway, just a summary...the worst part is over and I think we are on to normal OR as normal as having a new baby can be.
They are trying it alone tonight and I know they will be fine.

Now, back to the picture. Lindsay wanted me to take a picture that she could post on social media, but then she chose not to for awhile. She said the photo was just another adding to idea that all is well when she was having a hard time not crying and feeling inadequate. I was proud of her. I told her to own it and be a help to others.

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Life will not be normal along the Panhandle for a very long time. There is just so much devastation to the east of us. I could tell you story after story of how people are having to temporarily relocate here to get through. Schools are closed and will be for a long time over there.
It has caused so much traffic congestion.
I wish I could say it was only like July, but it is like July on steroids even in Fort Walton Beach.

Anyway, there has been no cross stitching, no cleaning mine own home, etc. Poor Lemony and Gus have spent a lot of time just being let out to go potty and back in. They were so happy to have me home tonight.

I am sure my blogging for the next few weeks will be sporadic at best, but I am in love with this thing called a GRANDbaby. It truly is GRAND.

So, let me just share a few pictures😊

4 generation selfie....

Me with no makeup. I am sleep deprived now:)

Mother is so excited. We went to her house today where she had cooked lunch. Lindsay ate well and Great Grandma and Grammie entertained baby.

 

Let me just say...I think this is going to do wonders for Mother. With Lindsay being off from work until January, she will visit with Mom at least once a week.

Now, I rarely like pictures of me, but let me just say...this one says it all. I am beyond excited to be a grandma.

This one makes up for the no makeup one above, but let's be real....this was Sunday after church:)

IT IS THE BEST feeling.

I am not sure how I am going to feel about posting pictures of my little man. Sometimes I just have a hard time with the posting of pictures, but I guess there are cameras everywhere anyway...(Big Brother 1984 style exists even though I try to think it doesn't).

With that here he is close up.

Take care everyone and remember the Panhandle in your prayers. Seriously it is far reaching in the needs department.

Sandy aka Grammie