WHAT'S IN A NAME?

While we were waiting to become grandparents for the first time, I did alot of dreaming about what our grandchild might be like and how it would feel to be a grandmother. Learning from my sister, my parents, my aunts and uncles, my cousins and friends...the unanimous consensus is that "grandparenting" is one of the BEST things to be experienced in life, (and some would say even better than parenting!)

Our biggest quandry at the time was "what will I want to be called by our grandchild?" So Vince and I went through the usual possibilities: Grandma, Nana, Grandpa, Papa, Grammy, Gramps (that choice was nixed by Vince right away). We finally settled on Grandma and Grandpa after Cailyn Grace arrived!

Who would have thought that after a year, the name Grandma doesn't seem to be working anymore. That's because Cailyn has decided to call me "Mimi"! MIMI!! We ALL thought it was so cute, the first few times she referred to me by that name...thinking it would be a phase. But it seems that MIMI is here to stay...and actually, I've come to love it! Of course, this child could probably call me almost anything, and I would love it! ;-) Right now, Vince is still Grandpa, but of course, that might change next month. If it does, I'll post an update!