People keep telling me I have no idea how wonderful it’s going to be to become a grandmother. And while I think I have a fairly good imagination, I know they’re right! Because when I was pregnant with our first child, I had no idea how deep and wide and all encompassing my love for my children would be.

This past weekend we had a baby shower for our son Kurt & daughter-in-law Kellie—and precious Baby Leo Joseph Alexander, whose expected arrival is December 16th. We were all excited beforehand, but seeing all the cute onesies and sleep sacks and toys and books and gowns, well… That made it even more real!

Here are a few pics from the party . . .

I had my first experience making a balloon arch—and it may be my last. LOL! Those things are time-consuming. And Leslie had already blown up most of the balloons!

Look at the adorable dessert table Kim created for the Wild Adventure/Jungle theme. Can you see the monkey on the side “climbing” the balloon tree? And notice the crocodile Daddy, Mommy and Baby cupcakes . . .

Croc up close . . .

Kellie’s only request for the shower was Dirt Cake with Gummy Worms. She loves it! And I’d forgotten how good it is—minus the worms for me. While I love Gummy Bears and DOTS candy, I’m not a gummy worm fan, for some reason. Are you?

Finally, we had pictures from Kellie and Kurt’s recent BabyMoon to Athens and Rome streaming on the TV. Honestly? I’d never heard of a BabyMoon until K2 (how we refer to Kurt and Kellie on our family text thread <g>) told us about it. They had a fabulous time and raved about the food!

Three more pics from the BabyMoon . . .

Finally, one of Kellie’s last Facebook posts about their trip (so grateful she’s our daughter now)—

Incidentally, my sweet friend Kim also hosted Kurt and Kellie’s wedding shower back in October 2020. Here’s a pic we snapped from that day . . .

Just for fun we attempted to recreate that picture after the baby shower this Saturday. Um, we didn’t quite make it! : } #understatement

QUESTION for you grandmothers—and young mothers—out there:

What’s one of the best baby gifts you received when your first child was born? Maybe something you found really useful or that made a certain task easier. Or something you would never have bought for yourself but now you love it and can’t imagine life without it! ; )

Thanks for sharing this journey with me and my family!

Grateful in Nashville,

Soon-to-be Gram Tam