Our New Little Grandson...

My husband asked me why I hadn't blogged about our new little grandson, Carter born on October 25, 2012.  I simply answered, "Oh, because I didn't have a picture of him to add."  But, later I thought about this and marveled.  It's not like me not to write about something just because I don't have it all together with all the components I need.  I am a 'piece work' type of an individual.  The real reason I hadn't written about Carter is because I was still in quiet fascination of the miracle of birth, and still taking it all in.

Carter weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. and measured 21 inches long.  A big boy, considering his mom is a hair below 5 feet tall.  I saw him just hours after he was born, and of course I thought he was a beautiful and precious baby.  I immediately saw his daddy's chin and mouth.  He had a full head of dark hair and his eyes reminded me of his mom's when she was born, although not so 'Yoda', but I think they are going to be big, like hers.  He's a strong little guy.  He favors his little fists up against his cheeks, and even breaks loose from his swaddling blanket to accomplish this pose.  I think that this determination probably will serve him well when he is an athelete.  He'll see the goal, and not let anything deter him from accomplishing it.  (You notice I'm not saying what sport?  This is because I want him to have all avenues before him as his playing field.)  Carter is going to be strong in whatever he chooses in life.

As a grandmother, I cherish the privlege to pray for my grandchildren.  And, this was no different for my littlest one.  As I held him for the first time, this was my prayer for him:

"Lord,
You see this little baby that you have given to Anicia and Brian.  Bless him with your love, guidance and strength.  Give him a good character, one that would love mercy, and walk humbly with his God.  Watch over him, protect him, and guide his steps.  Help him to glorify You in all that he does in life, and how he lives his life out before others.  Always help him to go to his mom and dad when he struggles, and above all to go to You in small and big matters.  You have fashioned him from the moment he was conceived, and know his every fiber-- his weaknesses and his strengths.

More so, help me to be a grandmother to him that would support him in prayer, in words of advice, and even the occasional chastening when needed that would help him through the rough spots in his life.  Make his heart tender to always receive correction so that he would not sway from Your perfect will.  Amen.