For Momma

So much has happened since I last wrote on here. I have a new grandson! His name is Blake Austin, and he's so precious. He was born on May 13, 2011, a Friday at that! We brought him home on Sunday, May 15, 2011, and that was the day he met Mamaw and Papaw. When we arrived at the nursing home, all the aides were so happy to see us and they ran down to Mom's room, they wanted to see her face as she saw the baby for the first time. He was her third great grand child and first great grand son. Those girls were sitting her up in the bed getting her ready to hold the baby and Momma was all smiles, you should have heard her excited chatter! She couldn't wait to hold him. Of course she had to hug Brad first and congratulate him, but once she held Blake, she began talking to him and cried. I think we all cried at that point her aides included. We took pictures of course! How could we not! Mom and Dad with Brad and Blake, such a wonderful memory to hold forever.

Ten days later, we found we were saying goodbye to Mom. Apparently she was waiting on Blake to be born before she left for Heaven. Every day after the 15th she just continued to decline. It was hard, still is for that matter. She had a couple more visits with Blake, and we have our pictures to treasure. I knew this day was coming, and we had previously prepared for it. But she got better once she came "home" or as close as we could get her when she was transferred here in February. In February I was resigned to this end, but by May, I was adjusted to her being with us every day, even though she couldn't walk, she could still talk and visit with us. She rarely sat up in the chair, only had about 2-3 weeks of that with maybe 3-4 times actually getting out of the bed in the lift to the chair. She would tell me, I don't feel good. I'm not eating right, nothing taste good, but her spirits were good, and she loved seeing all her kids and her grand kids too. We had a wonderful Mother's day morning with her - such good pictures with Jessica, Kameran and Makenlie; Jess brought her little white fluff of a dog Lillie to see Mom and she loved on Mom, lay in the bed with her. So did Kameran, and we have a great picture of them together. I miss her, terribly already but I know she is in a wonderful place, and she is breathing free of struggles, she has no more pain, she's walking, talking with loved ones who have gone on before. Most of all, she is with God, and there is no better place to be. I love you Momma, and I will miss you everyday until we meet again.