MEETING MY NEW GRANDDAUGHTER by BOBBIE ANN COLE

 

All babies are precious but, when a mother has gone through trials, as my daughter has, to become a mum, they are more precious still.

My friends at my Canadian church have literally prayed this little girl into existence. I know  there have been prayers from some of you at ACW also.

Today, as you read this, will be the first day that I get to spend with her, God willing. Writing as I am a few days ahead, I am tingling with excitement.

GIGI

Gigi Yaeli was born on October 10^th, 2023, the day after my husband, Butch, and I flew to Israel to live. Friends and family were messaging us not to go, following the massacre and hostage taking of Israelis on October 7^th that resulted in a declaration of war, but here we are, living in Jerusalem. We don’t feel we are in any particular danger.

God was in our coming, of that we are sure. For no particular reason, I got this bee in my bonnet about flying into the Land with ElAl, the Israeli national airline. It made no sense: they were dearer than other airlines. Yet it would turn out on the day that ElAl would  the only airline flying into Israel on October 9^th.

OVERDUE

I had hoped and expected to meet my grandchild before flying. I had been in England, attending all my daughter’s final ante-natal appointments with her. Tania was more than 2 weeks overdue. She had been in labour three days when we left. 

Finally, she underwent a C-section on Day 4 and no wonder my daughter couldn't push her out: the dear little mite weighed in at a sumo 10lb 8 oz.!

I have never heard of a baby that big.

Tania is nearly 39, and this is her first baby. She and husband Eoin lived in Thailand soon after they married. It was there that she learned of potential difficulties conceiving. Back in England, she was scheduled for IVF. They managed to harvest and fertilize three eggs.

There were heartfelt prayers for success in Canada where Butch and I were living at the time.

THIRD TIME

Sadly, however, the first two miscarried. Tania is a horse freak and the second time was at the stables. It was messy, embarrassing and debilitating for her. Even so, she continued with the nasty implanting a third time, the yucky hormone treatment a third time. And this third time, voilà! Beautiful Gigi!

If you were one of those sending up prayers, heartfelt thanks to you. Please continue to pray for my time getting to know this much-desired darling new granddaughter. No doubt, I shall soon be posting pics of her in my arms!