{"id":3310,"date":"2018-06-29T07:40:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T07:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hurnifamily.com\/?p=3310"},"modified":"2018-08-05T06:04:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-05T06:04:51","slug":"peepo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hurnifamily.com\/peepo\/","title":{"rendered":"Peepo!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Here’s a little grandbaby
\nOne, two, three,
\nCuddled in her gramma’s arms
\nWhat does she see?<\/p>\n
PEEPO!<\/p>\n
She sees Gramma’s crepey neck
\nand a great big smile.
\nShe sees her sister Charlee,
\nbut only for awhile.<\/p>\n
She sees her Daddy watching
\neyes pleased and shining bright
\nShe sees her Mommy resting
\nfrom the long, long night.<\/p>\n
Here’s a little grandbaby
\nOne, Two, Three
\nLaying in her basket
\nWhat does she see?<\/p>\n
PEEPO!<\/p>\n
She sees the blanket Granny made
\nHats and sweaters knit
\nShe sees the soft warm lining
\nAnd tiny little mitts.<\/p>\n
She sees the sheep quilt
\nmade with loving care
\nShe sees the soft warm sheepskin
\nFuzzy as a bear.<\/p>\n
Here’s a little grandbaby
\nOne, two, three
\nSnuggled in her Mama’s arms
\nWhat does she see?<\/p>\n
PEEPO!<\/p>\n
She sees loved ones gathered round
\nOn Skype, Facetime, and here,
\nShe surely will be blessed with friends
\nAnd family that will care.<\/p>\n
She hears them say her name
\nSim-e-a A-re-li
\nYou can call her Simee if her
\nname’s too hard to try!<\/p>\n
I thought I would adapt my favorite New Zealand childrens’ book (PEEPO!<\/a> by Jan and Allan Ahlberg) to announce the arrival of Simea Areli Bruce<\/strong>, born at 1:15 a.m. on Monday, June 25th weighing 6 lb 7 oz (or 2.91 kg). It’s full of UK-isms like “grandma pegging washing on the clothes-line to be dried” and references to cots and pushchairs. The gramma in the book also looks a bit like my Gramma Christie.<\/p>\n She was born after a long night and day–and second night of labor, moments before they were going to go for a c-section. At the last minute, they checked once more and found her ready to deliver! Simea was born fifteen minutes later–naturally. This has been a huge blessing for Anne as she enjoys recovering from a normal birth.<\/p>\n Dad, Mum, and baby are home and doing well.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here’s a little grandbaby One, two, three, Cuddled in her gramma’s arms What does she see? PEEPO! She sees Gramma’s crepey neck and a great big smile. She sees her sister Charlee, but only for awhile. She sees her Daddy … Continue reading