Weighing in at 6lbs and 3 oz, Ian Whitman Chapman made his long anticipated debut early Tuesday morning. We arrived some 10 hours later in Washington D.C. to greet the little fella, a dead ringer for his Dad at birth. I think Bec and I could have picked him out of a nursery full of newborns. Congrats to Tim and Liz on their first-born. What a joy to hold him and welcome him. 
Ian is our first grandchild. We have been looking forward to this day for years! So Bec had thought for months about what she is to be called. 'Grandma' won't do her Welsh roots and honor. It had to be 'Nein' or 'Nanni' or some derivative... so 'Nina' it is! Which prompted our in-laws to brand her 'Moma-Nina'! And I became 'Grumps'. Ha! Won't have any trouble holding onto that one!!!
“And as for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children’s offspring,” says the Lord, “from this time forth and forevermore.”
May it be so, Lord Jesus. May it be so...
Congratulations, Grumps!
Interesting, Ian and I share the same birth date.
May he live long and prosper physically, mentally and spiritually.
May he and his family share a lifetime of love and joys together.
Posted by: Lynn Smith | July 11, 2008 at 08:23 AM