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To clap my hands and skip about in a elephantine manner?

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 15/06/2017 23:11

I'm going to be a grandfather! Woo hoo! They haven't tuppence to rub together, so there'll be 3 generations under one roof. Still, DD is doing well after the throwing stopped, he's working all the hours God sends, and with luck I shall see New Person into their teens, as opposed to my DF who got less than 7 years of DGF hood. Wish us luck.

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Muddlewitch · 05/05/2018 11:05

This is so lovely to read, congratulations 😊

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 05/05/2018 10:59

Found it in response to another thread comment - what a gorgeous thread this is, and what an adorable baby grandson! Glad you're having such a great time with your DGS, Disgrace Thanks

Footle · 27/04/2018 14:19

Only just discovered you, and glad I have.

captainjacksparrow · 27/04/2018 09:38

This is just a joy to read. My DF was grandpa which became pampar now shortened to pamps. He will forever be named after a brand of nappies! Most entertaining when he tried to collect a parcel addressed to lamps and had no id Grin

Kenworthington · 27/04/2018 09:23

Oh My. I’ve only just happened upon this and just rtft. Glorious. Good work grandpa!

DevilsDoorbell · 27/04/2018 09:22

What a wonderful thread. Please don’t stop posting after the first year. It’s so lovely to read about such unconditional love.

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 27/04/2018 09:08

Eight months old. He came and bimbled about on my bed while DD was getting ready.
"Eek, haha"
"yes, great big steaming lumps of it"
"hoo, heheheh, akakak."
"Did you really? Get the young woman's address next time"
"Blblblblflssssts".
"Never mind, I'm sure the dry cleaners can get it off".

And as usual, love means having tiny raptor talons digging into my face and ripping out my chest hair. Don't mind it, because his smile is like the sun.

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Smeddum · 24/04/2018 06:13

Aw he’s lovely! I’ve been following this thread (different usernames) and I’m delighted to see the updates.

TammySwansonTwo · 24/04/2018 06:08

What a beautiful thread.

My beautiful twin boys don’t have grandfathers - sadly our own dads were not good men. And my beautiful mum would have made the most wonderful grandmother, but she passed away the year before I got pregnant. Their only grandparent hasn’t seen much of them.

DH and I both spent our early years living with a parent and a grandparent or two, and our grandparents were our most beloved and treasured relatives. Your DGS is going to cherish you for the rest of his life, and I am so happy that he has such a wonderful and loving grandparent - I wish mine had the same, what a lucky boy he is.

mogloveseggs · 24/04/2018 00:59

What a wonderful thread. He is a smasher!

IlikemyTeahot · 24/04/2018 00:55

congratulations

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 24/04/2018 00:51

JuanPotatoTwo: oh my dear, have a hug. Flowers

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Shizzlestix · 23/04/2018 20:20

Surely the OP should write books if he doesn’t already do so?? Superb!

Ardant · 23/04/2018 18:28

Thanks beautiful

JuanPotatoTwo · 23/04/2018 18:19

I don't come on MN too much any more, and I don't really even know how I stumbled on this thread.

I've been reading it with tears in my eyes because a) Disgrace you sound like a wonderful df and dgf, b) mini Disgrace is absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous, and c) my dh would have been a similarly brilliant dgf but he died last year.

And then I realised that your beautiful dgf was born on the day that dh died Shock. Now I'm laughing and crying. Much love to you and your lovely family.

DrWhy · 19/04/2018 20:54

Thanks Disgrace it’s such fun to watch them learning new things so fast. I’m glad I don’t have to do bump and bruise forms for Nursery - we’d need a book of them! I get accident forms from Nursery fairly often and generally the ‘first aid applied’ is ‘lots of cuddles’ - I love our nursery!

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 19/04/2018 08:28

Have a hug , DrWhy.
He's really developing now. He's mastered crawling, he can stand up holding onto things, and my name is "Haha".
An alarming change from DD's babyhood is the necessity of recording every bump and scrape at home, so nursery know where he got them. He hit himself in the forehead with a wooden toy last night, so there's a form gone in this morning. Better safe than sorry, but it's another thing to remember. Our family spend a LOT of time in A&E.

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DrWhy · 18/04/2018 19:51

He really is adorable. I live this thread although it makes me cry every time. My Dad would have made an ace Grandad just like you Disgrace

iklboo · 18/04/2018 19:51

Aw would you just look at him! Smile

LoveAGoodNameChange · 18/04/2018 19:47

Aww, love him!

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 18/04/2018 19:23

The Lesser Hatted Loon enjoying the fine weather.

To clap my hands and skip about in a elephantine manner?
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BikeRunSki · 29/03/2018 13:49

Disgrace. I love your strange and elaborate way of writing, your joie de vivre and obvious adoration of your family. Good on you, my dad only lived to see one of his grandchildren, and even then he died before that child was 2.

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 29/03/2018 13:21

One thing I haven't done which I should have is praise DW for her deliberate hands off approach. Not that she's indifferent, she's enjoying being Grandma enormously. But I know that she feels DD's only child status keenly, and I was watching her for overbearance. She didn't, but I know what it cost her in the early days.
And then there's DSIL. He's a typical quirky guy just out of his teens, into Xbox, footie and dodgy hats. At the same time, he's an utterly brilliant father. He stepped up and he kept going. The bond between them is amazing. Also he can shoot and butcher his own meat. If Trump keeps going, this may come in handy.

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DeadButDelicious · 28/03/2018 13:12

What a lovely thread! And what a lovely Grandpa!

I intend his mind to be lavishly and strangely furnished.

I'm nicking this. Love it.

umpteennamechanges · 28/03/2018 13:00

...and I'm totally stealing "I intend his mind to be lavishly and strangely furnished" for my own DC when I have them Smile