<p>I am pretty excited to be able to share that CMD and I just recently found out that we are going to be grandparents!!! 
Our oldest son and his wife are expecting in April. We are beyond excited!</p>
<p>Any others out there? Either Grandparents-to-be or already are?</p>
<p>Congrats CMM and CMD!! And today is Grandparents’ Day, no? :)</p>
<p>Oh, I am SO jealous! Congratulations.</p>
<p>Grands are wonderful! I didn’t even know it was Grandparents Day until a beautiful bouquet from 2 steps was delivered yesterday.</p>
<p>Congrats again Churchmusicmom & CMD!</p>
<p>And to you, silvervestersmom - Happy Grandparents Day! So nice that they sent you a bouquet! I’ve never thought of doing that for my mom!</p>
<p>Congratulations!</p>
<p>Congrats on the happy news, Churchmusicmom! I’m not there yet…or even thinking about it. But once I get there, I imagine it will be a thrill. I hope you enjoy every minute of it.</p>
<p>I can’t wait to be a grandparent! That said, I’d rather wait until my sons are older – and, oh yeah, preferably married.</p>
<p>Thanks, all. Yes we are pretty excited (as I said before) and our family is already having spirited (good natured) discussions about old family names…</p>
<p>We have some doozies, such as Eula, Olive, Osceola, Hettie, Flossie, and Fannie :eek:</p>
<p>Don’t think they will be using any of those, somehow!</p>
<p>Oh how wonderful!!! Great, awesome, blessed!!!</p>
<p>Thank you so much for letting us know. I am so jealous. Not jealous enough to want them yet, but I aspire to what you are going to have.<br>
Are you close enough to see the precious on a regular basis?</p>
<p>churchmusicmom-Congratulations! How exciting!</p>
<p>When my brother and SIL found out they were expecting last year, my father promptly brought up his “Uncle Chunk.” hehehe.</p>
<p>We also brought out the done-to-death names that are funny due to our last name (our last name is a body part). Such as: Left, Right, Artificial, Broken, and Swivel.</p>
<p>Congratulations! :)</p>
<p>Congrats, Churchmusicmom!</p>
<p>Not that most couples want too much input on names, but [Behind</a> the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names](<a href=“http://www.behindthename.com%5DBehind”>http://www.behindthename.com) is the best name etymology site I’ve ever found (and I’m a real name enthusiast) if your son and his wife want to look up name meanings/histories and such. Each name at the site also has:
-comments section
-a poll where you can see people’s general impressions
-popularity charts
etc.</p>
<p>Wow! Don’t believe we will be Grands for a LONG, LONG time, but who knows? S has his 1st GF (just met in July). We will see how that goes. D just turned 18 & has lots of GFs & guy “pals.” She’s in no great rush to have romance & has very high standards. She’ll be transferring to her dream school in January, where there is a lot more scope for interesting relationships.</p>
<p>Congratulations! :D</p>
<p>Congratulations! I am not even close to that point, but I am very happy for you.</p>
<p>Awww, you guys made my day!!! I thank you all so much for your kind wishes!</p>
<p>And, yes, we are very close to our son and his wife. In fact, they attend church with us and our son sings in my choir at church and his wife, my precious d-in-law, has volunteered to teach one of my kids’ choirs and she and I are pretty close. Our other son and his wife (newly weds, no kids yet!!) also live pretty close, though not quite as close. I am very, very blessed!!!</p>
<p>Thanks again for the wonderful wishes! I will keep you all posted on how how things are going…</p>
<p>Just the other week, my d-in-law said that, according to a weekly e-mail she is getting from some website about pregnancy, the baby was (at the time) about the same size as the monster-mega-vitamin that she was having to choke down every day! She has been feeling kind of sick all along, and she, using her wry sense of humor, said she hoped the baby appreciated it!</p>
<p>churchmusicmom, what wonderful news! Congratulations to you and cmd! I can’t wait to be in your shoes. My D1 got married this summer so I’m hoping it won’t be too, too long. Very close friends of ours, we basically raised our kids together and have all remained close through the years, became grandparents for the first time yesterday. We were all very excited and had pictures via email by the time the baby was less than eight hours old!</p>
<p>One of the more delightful things is how excited our other married son and our youngest (our daughter) are about becoming an uncle and aunt and about seeing their big bro become a daddy…</p>
<p>It’s a little unreal so far but very exciting and more fun to talk about than politics at this point!</p>
<p>Very happy for you! Far in the future for me, I hope!</p>