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Show Grandmotherhood here ! come ! sure it is going to be a girl. Lari ( instance. She won't even cons'ij! that it might be a boy and will not! us mention the word "boy" jn presence. Sabrina made a darling dress in sewing last year and hi only comment was that if it is a it can have the cute little dress J she does not have anything for a bov It has been so many years sincei have looked at baby clothes, thai almost feel awkward going into the shops. It is not that things hav. changed much, except they mostly disposable diaper nowadays, but it is just that i haven't even been in to look for long while. Not many people my age art having babies so I haven't even had to buy shower gifts for some time. Yesterday I saw the cutest joggine suit for a new born. I think I'll 2 one of those. I doubt it will be o jogging for quite some time, but ii was adorable. As you can see, I am going to bea pushover. If this baby doesn't have something cute and entirely in. practical to wear every day it w0n' be my fault. As the days go by and April gets nearer and you see me floating justa little above the ground, give me a tug and pull me down again but don't expect me to stay. This business o having a grandchild is the greatest. babv They know what to buy for. On'my side of the family this will bemefLtgreat-grandch.ldformy mother. She is really looking forward for-ward to this, too. I .have always wanted to be the kind of grandma that always has cookiesinhecookiejarfohenthe grandchildren come. It may be a enge to keep grandpa out of the cookies so that there will be some when the grandchildren come. I did not have a grandmother My mother's mother died w,th miscarriage when my mom was he was just a young man, several years before he married. I always wanted a grandmother and since I did not have one I have really wanted to be a good one for my grandkids. My kids have had very good grandmothers and they have been a good example to follow. It is very special to me to see my own daughter expecting a child. She looks so lovely. It seems like jus yesterday she was a school girl running around having fun and now, today, she is nearing graduation from college and expecting a baby. I am rather old to be just having my first grandchild. I have a friend who was a grandmother at 34. That is a bit extreme, I think, but at my age I am- more than ready for a grandbaby to spoil. Some members .of the family are By MARCELLA WALKER We are expecting our first grandchild! This is a wonderful experience and I'm determined to be the best grandmother this child could ever have. I can hardly wait. Actually, the baby is not due until April, but now that it is February, can April be far behind? Of course not. I must say that the prospective grandfather is taking this much easier than I am. I wrote some time ago that I was feeling the pressure because all of my friends have been grandparents for a while and I was not in the running. . This promised arrival has changed all of that. Now, the problem is that I can't walk past a baby store without taking a peek and I have already given into temptation and bought a couple of things. I am crocheting an afghan and quilt material in the store is looking very tempting. Some little receiving blankets wouldn't be bad, either. There is a lot of sewing to do. The prospective grandfather never says a word. He watches in silence as all this goes on around him and no one knows what he thinks. Is he aware that a baby is coming? The Roland Oliphant's are the grandparents on the other side and they have already had some ex perience in this area. They have a couple of grandchildren but they do not live in the area. It would help perhaps if we knew whether it was going to be a boy or a girl because once in a while you run into some cute baby items but not knowing whether to buy blue or pink holds you back. My stepsister's daughter is expecting ex-pecting later this month. They did a sonargram earlier on her because they suspected she might be having twins. Instead there is just one girl i , |