To Milo

Milo Steven Boisselle

Born July 26 – 2016

This little bundle added to our family needs his own blog post!

He is 6 weeks already and I can’t believe it.  It was that long ago that we all waited and waited and waited.  Then all of a sudden it happened!  Now, he’s in our lives and we are blessed.

Here’s a few photos of Milo.

day 10

a little apprehensive about today

isn't she beautiful! 

Milo is not thrilled with his new outfit

the day we all met Milo (one day old)

see the champagne on the counter - 

of course we had a toast!

proud daddy

no he's a bit young for the Penquin game

taken at the mall on day 10

I'm praying for the best news today

Milo gets his new outfit for the big day

Grandpa Boopie brags he has the touch.

four generation picture with Greg's mom, Alice, at the baby shower

proud Uncle Craig

first camping trip for Milo

Uncle Luke, I know you're grinning!

hey Boopie, what are you two talking about?

I can tell you exactly where I was on July 27, when Greg and I first heard of his appearance in our lives.  We knew nothing about him, we actually didn’t even know he was a ‘him’.

I had left the hair cutters and was heading to get groceries.  As I drove I was getting text messages.  When I stopped at the lights, I quickly checked my phone and read a few words from Craig, “Are you KIDDING ME???”  I had no idea what he was talking about.  Then I get a text from Greg that I can hear in the car.  He says, “better check your text from Crystal”.  I do, while driving, because now I am in high alert mode.  All I see is a baby blanket, which I recognize immediately.  I’m almost to Sobeys, so I drive in and park.  I look closer to Crystal’s text.  “Look what we brought home today!”  and not only in there a picture of this baby blanket but also and pair of small feet in the corner of the picture.  What!!  By this time my cell rings and Crystal and I talk in real.  It was, in truth, a little weird.  I never expected it to happen like this.  I’m sitting at Sobeys realizing I’m a grandma and we get to see ‘him’ tonight.  After talking with Crystal, I drive home to see Greg.  I know he’s going to be ‘over the moon’.  He’s just showered and as I enter our bedroom we look at each other with huge grins and say to each other, “Boopie!”  “Mim!”.  It was a time for happy tears.  I’ll never forget these moments.

That evening we gathered at Crystal and Mick’s home along with Craig and Luke (Luke drove back from Edmonton) and held Milo for the first time. 

But the grey cloud still hung in the air and we all didn’t want to talk about it. 

10 days.  We had to wait 10 days for Milo to be officially in our family.  Those 10 days were extremely hard on Crystal and Mick.  Oh how they have walked a long and sad road and I only hoped and prayed that this time it would end different. 

It did.

If you want to read Crystal and Mick’s blog, here is the link.  I assuming they will post again soon and you can read their side of this journey. 

  

Dear Milo, 

we love you very much and 

promise to do our part in 

loving you, 

spoiling you, 

rocking you, 

tickling you,

 and  

all the other things a grandparent does.

Love,

Boopie and Mim