Oh my goodness! Guess what I got? The most precious grandson EV-AH! He was born just a little more than a week ago. His name is John Holden Greenstone. We will lovingly call him Johnny! He’s my little Johnny Angel!
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After 21 hours of labor, Ashley delivered little Johnny by C-section. She’s a trooper! Mama and baby are doing wonderfully…and Daddy can’t stop grinning from ear to ear!
Is this an angel baby or what?! His daddy couldn’t wait to put the Chargers beanie on his dear little head.
Oh HOney! (I think he needs his Grandmama!)
Ashley is a wonderful mama!
Oh, such kissable lips!
Someday I will be holding these hands as Johnny and I go for a walk.
Someday Johnny is going to call for me…and I know my heart is going to melt!
“Grandmas are the people who take delight in hearing babies breathing into the telephone.” ~author unknown
“Sleep in heavenly peace.”
Look at those long lashes!
He’s got his daddy’s dimples!
Oh HoNeY! (we are saying that a lot these days!)
Becoming a Grandmama is such a blissful thing. I can’t seem to find the right words to express it! Well… how about…pure heaven! He is such a miracle and a precious gift from the Lord. God is so faithful…so merciful…and so gracious! Thinking back, when I was a young wife, there was nothing more that I wanted than to be a mommy. My hubby and I spent three years trying to concieve. It was such a difficult time. All of my friends and cousins were having babies but it just was not happening for me. I would tear up watching Pampers commercials! I decided to write down God’s Promises in his Word. I prayed those promises. It built up my faith. Everytime I started to feel discouraged I read those promises. I finally conceived, but sadly, I miscarried. Thankfully, just a short time after that, I conceived again…and Dusty was born…then Ashley…then J.J….the Summer Rose! Praise the Lord! Now I’ve come full circle! I’m a grandmama! The Lord gave me the desires of my heart…because I delighted in Him…trusted Him…most of all, because He is so gracious and good!
This taught me such a valuable lesson…to trust that the Lord has everything all planned out for us. He sees the big picture, we only see what is in front of us. So when things aren’t working out like we want them to, we need to place our situation in His hands and remember that God is working behind the scenes….and in time our prayers will be answered…and God’s plan will be revealed. The Lord answered my prayers better than I could have imagined. Little did I know God was planning to bless me with Dusty, Kimmy, Ashley, Glen, J.J., Tiffany, Summer and now sweet Johnny! (and more to come I’m sure!) God is good!
I still haven’t decided on my name. I’m trying out Nana right now, but I also like Grammy and Grandmama. Maybe I’ll let Johnny decide!
Little Johnny is truly blessed to have such loving parents! Good job you two….keep ’em comin’!!
Thank you Sugar Pies for stopping by for some Johnny Angel Pie!
Aunt Ruthie
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Congratulations on the birth of your most adorable grandson. I have to say his name caught my eye! There is many an Australian who would approve of the name Holden as ‘Holden’ cars, the main opposition to Ford, have iconic status here! Then I saw Greenstone which is a precious stone from New Zealand used for carving. Did you know you can buy greenstone jewelry? My husband is from NZ and sometimes wears his carved greenstone pendant. Oh and you can buy here toy Holdens and models of vintage Holden cars – an idea for a future present from ‘nana’ perhaps!
Oh my that is one beautiful baby boy! You are one lucky Nana, or grandma…grammy? Either one, what a blessing! From a single momma to 3, thank you for inspiring and bringing me joy with your words of motherly wisdom!
He is beautiful ! Thank you so much for sharing all the awesome pictures. I know you have a lifetime full of special blessings before you in your new role as a grandmother.
Congratulations.
Vickie
My grandbabies call me “MiMi”. I chose this name because I knew then they started saying Ma Ma and Da Da it wouldn’t be long till they could make the pronounciation of Mi Mi. I was right on because my 1st granddaughter started calling me that right after she said her first words. Congrats! Enjoy every minute cause they are fleeting.
He’s adorable Ruthie! Just so precious! He’s lucky to have all of you :)
Please say Congrats to the parents for me.
He is just precious! Congratulations to all.
Jane
Oh Ruthie ~ I SO understand exactly the words of your heart as only another Grandma could. Your sweet Little One is beautiful; most definitely a Johnny Angel – my congratulations from a distance Ruthie — there are no boundaries between we Grandma/Nana’s!! :o)
God’s Continued Blessings over your Little Nest.
Barbra.
Ruthie…. You have just given away your heart (again) . Being a gramma is just the best! Get ready for the greatest ride of your life. He is AdORabLE!!! My 2 1/2 year old grandson told me the other day that “he loves me to the moon”! Doesn’t get any better than that. God bless you all.
Congratulations!
Being a mama is the best feeling in the world!
Enjoy
Peggy
I was tied up all weekend, and missed congratulating you properly!
This baby is by far the third most adorable one I’ve personally ever seen… after my own two or course :) You are going to be the best grandmother ever! Blessings to your entire precious family.
Sasha
Ruthann,
How wonderful! I’m the twin mom (plus one dear daughter) who e-mailed you recently… That little boy is sweet and beautiful, and looks so much like your youngest daughter (and his mom). Since I, too, had a bought with infertility before conceiving my twins, I understand it when you said “God has a plan.” He definitely had a plan for me, and it’s true that “good things come to those who wait.”
I personally vote for “Grammy” as a nickname. That’s what I called my grandmother, and now that’s my eldest daughter calls my own mother (my father is “Grampy”). God bless your angel and enjoy every moment!
He is adorable! Thanks for sharing your joy and best of everything to your family!
You’re smitten alright!!! May he grow to be a godly man someday (slowly, of course, so you can get lots of kisses in) ;o)
He is so sweet!! Congratulations!
Congratulations on becoming a grandma! Johnny is absolutely precious! I’ve been looking forward to seeing these precious first pictures and they were worth the wait. Enjoy that new little one!
Blessings to you and your family! Such wonderful news :)
Smiles, DianeM
Congratulations on the birth of your precious grandson, John…love the name!! Of course, I’m a little partial since that is the name of my own sweet husband.
he’s gorgeous! only God can give great gifts like that! I have 3 and one on the way…
So beautiful! Congratulations to you and your sweet family!
Congratulations!! Aren’t grandkids just the best. Your Johnny is adorable, no wonder , look at his parents. Love the beautiful smiles.
I have 2 grandsons and another due in Aug. I am Mamaw , that is pretty easy to say. I am blessed to take care of my two. Their Mom is a teacher, so I come to their house and care for them.
I know how you felt longing to have a baby. It took me 8 yrs to conceive. She has been such a blessing and then 11 yrs later Surprise I conceived again. LOL God has got a sense of humor. Enjoy that precious gift you have received.
Oh My…. Congrats for the bottom of my heart…
I know the wonder feeling so well and I am so happy for you…
I new the exactly what I wanted my grandson to call me .. Grannie… what ever Grannie has been called in my mothers side for generations so that was easy … I love Nana! But when he calls me Grannie and his other Grandma I know he knows who he is talking about and Ohhhh how wonderful!
All Blessing to you and your family!
Just A Gal…
Congratulations! I now have 4 beautiful little angel babies to love. Two 3 year olds and two 1 year olds….I’m in baby heaven. The best part is that they love me sooooo much….it’s awe inspiring to be loved so much. Like you said…God has truly blessed me. Enjoy that darling baby. It’s a wonderful dessert becoming a grandmom. They’re delicious.
Congratulations Ruthann, on becoming a grandma, Baby Johnny is beautiful and so are his parents, and congratulations to them as well, and you are right.. they did good. Your expressions tell it all, may your home be filled with many beautiful memories as mine has been with our children and grandchildren. God is so gracious, and great all the time! Thank you for sharing this most precious moment. Blessings,
Sue
Being a grandmother is absolutely the best thing ever. Seeing your new grandson makes me so excited to see our newest one due in July. I can’t wait to hold him, kiss on him, feel that precious little breath. They are truly angels from God. Whatever he calls you, and right now I am Nana until our first one decides to start talking, it will be so special. Congratulations!
He’s absolutely perfect! Congratulations Gram-something!
Oh..such precious goodness! Adorable…
Congrats Nana, he is a perfect gift from God.
enjoy your Johnny Angel Pie.
Grandchildren are a true blessing from God. My first grandbaby(by blood,I have stepgrandchildren That I love dearly) was born last Sept.There is nothing in this world that compares . Now I find out that my daughter is expecting latter this year.I am sooooo excited.By the way I am Nana too.At least right now. Only God knows what the Little Ones will end up calling me.But whatever they call me I will love it and it will be perfect.Enjoy that sweet Johnny.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! What a precious, precious babe!
Congratulations! Now you are Nana Ruthie! Baby Johnny is adorable.
I am spending time with my grandson this week. He’s 18 monthsold and beginning to talk and he is becoming a little man. It is such a thrill to watch them grow!
Many blessings to you and your family!
Hi cousin! He’s a doll! Thank you for your blog post about trusting God, praying His promises & delighting in Him…I tear up at wedding advertisements like you teared up at Pampers commercials (& I work at a floral design company!)…but I know He’s faithful, wants me to trust Him & to STAND ON HIS WORD! Thank you for your faith & for sharing it! Congrats on this beautiful baby…God answered your prayers, in His time, SUPER-ABUNDANTLY! (Eph. 3:2-21) :-)
love,
Nina Ruth
Congratulations to all, little johnny is sooo precious Heaven smiled the day he was born!!!!!!!!! what a Blessing. Enjoy nana Ruthie just beautiful. Trish xox ;)
Congratulations!!! There is nothing like being a grandmother in the whole world! I am “Grana” to four wonderful little people and love every minute! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
Congratulations! I just recently became a Mimi to a wonderful little girl so I understand your lack of words to describe how you really feel! I hope you enjoy every moment just as I am.
Your new grandson is so precious! You will adore that little guy for the rest of your life. My husband and I are expecting grandbaby #13 this fall. We had five boys in row, then seven girls in a row. I was hoping for another girl but looks like we will be getting another boy. Most of all we just want a healthy baby. Enjoy him because he will grow up way too fast!
Congradulations to yoy on Little Johnny, he is precious and such a luck boy to have you all as his family. You will so enjoy him!!
Hi,
CONGRATULATIONS !!!!! What a beautiful little boy. I can understand you are so very proud, as a mama, but also as a grandmama !!!
I hope he will be a very happy boy. All the luck in the world to you all !!!
God bless !!
He is absolutely beautiful!!!! Congratulations!!! :)
What joy this little one will bring into your life! A true blessing from God!!! Have fun buying out the stores for cute clothes and enjoy every minute that you hold little Johnny in your arms! They grow fast, I can’t believe mine are 7 and 8!!!! Where did the years go?
Congratulations!!! He is adorable!! Blessings to you and your precious grandson and family!
What a precious addition to your wonderful family! Isn’t God wonderful?
Also, I am looking for your beautiful sister’s blog/products and can’t find them, could you help with that?
Congrats ..I bet you are enjoying every moment of that precious little guy. What a Joy of Joys !!!
God continues to bless your family ever so much ..It’s a joy to see his blessings bestowed on you.
I’m so happy for you and your family …!!!
Hugs and Blessings ..Sara
Oh I am soooo thrilled for you! Congratulations to your whole family! Grandbabies are the best…even better than your own kids! And they grow soooo fast. Bella’s first birthday was Sunday with a big party and all. And she is going to be a big sis to a baby sister in October so we’ve got #2 in the oven! It just keeps getting better and better! God is so good! You are going to have so much fun being a grandmother! And wait till he smiles at you and makes a noise to get your attention and puts his arms up so you will pick him up…..oooohhhh girl it doesn’t get much better than that! Have fun and many blessings to ya’ll!
Hugs!
Patti
CONGRATULATIONS!!! PRECIOUS!!
I will be “Nana” to THREE this week on the SAME DAY! Twins being born by c-sec and another grandchild induced ….3,ooo miles apart. Maybe even the same hour!
Giving me 13 Grandchildren!
Being a “Nana” is indeed HEAVENLY!!
ENJOY EVERY MOMENT!!
Many congratulations to you and your family! What precious photos of those chubby grandbaby lips!
congratulations to you and your whole family! he is a beautiful boy. God bless you all,
aimee
Congratulations Grandmama Ruthie! You certainly ARE blessed and what a happy time for you and your family!! Those pictures are precious and so is Johnny. God Bless You All! XO Ann
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been waiting to your new grandbaby. Thanks for sharing your joy:) I just love his name!!
Holly
Congratulations! He is precious and I love the name.
Ruthie, Congratulations! He’s adorable. There is no feeling like being a grandmother. I’m posting thru tears as your pictures and words are so touching…I especially loved the little hands and “Someday I will be holding these hands as Johnny and I go for a walk” and “someday he will call for me and my heart will melt….” Oh my….how true that is. You go for lots of those walks and hold those little hands; you will not believe how precious he will become to you.
When I was expecting my first grandchild, my daughter asked me what I wanted to be called and I chose Nana. Now my 3 grandchildren call me that – you never tire of hearing it and will turn when out in public when you hear “Nana….”. LOL My grands are growing up now (6, 10 and 11) I miss those young years so much…they go by so quickly!
Congratulations to you and all your family. May you continue to be blessed as you bless all of us here at your blog.
Oh such a wonderful joy! I have such mixed emotions when I see babies — I wish my children were that tiny again, but yet look so forward to grandchildren. Babies are the light of this world. God bless you all as you begin this beautiful journey!
Ruthie, Congratulations on becoming a grandmother. As a grandmother of 6 (4 boys 2 girls), ages 14, 13, 11, 7, 3 & 2; I can tell you that the thrill, pride, gratitude to God and the overwhelming love that you are feeling will never diminish. And the love you feel is nothing to the love that you will receive from you grandchild. It is so unconditional, so awesome. Such a blessing. I am so very happy for you, and so happy for this dear little one to have been born into a loving family, with such a wonderful woman for a Grammy! God bless little Johnny and all of you.
Elaine
Congratulations to all of you! Little Johnny is absolutely beautiful. God bless your little Johnny Angel! ((Hugs and Best Wishes!)) ~tina
Congratulations. He is beautiful.
Welcome to Grandmotherhood…. We are up to 14 grandbabies now and we are more are sure to come. You are blessed by these precious little ones. I know YOU and your family will cherish this baby boy.
Betty in Oklahoma
(Professional Grandma)
Congratulations! How beautiful that little one is. I am so pleased for you and your family. And how lucky for that little baby to be born in such a wonderful, loving and generous family.
Have a lovely day,
Jade
What a beautiful little boy – and the pics are adorable too… Congratulations!
How wonderful! Johnny is a little angel! Congratulations to you and your family!! I’m not a grandmother yet, but I can tell you I am looking forward to it! Thank you for sharing the photos of the newest family member. God bless him!
That is one sweet little boy who is absolutely adorable. He has the most precious lips!! AND he has one beautiful gramma!! You really do NOT look old enough to have a grandbaby. I can tell you are extremely proud, excited and bursting with a new love in your life. Keep those pics coming …. and can’t wait to hear more from SugarPieFarmHouse!!! Love love love your blog!!!
Heart felt congratulations from your friends here at Anchor Hocking! How tremendously exciting and emotional! Our best wishes to you and your family!
What a blessing he is! Congratulations to you and your beautiful family. Nothing like a new baby to bring the palpable joy covers the whole family!! Enjoy your bliss!!
Such a precious little feller!!!! Beautiful lips, hands, etc….
Whatever he calls you, you will LOVE!!!!! I didn’t choose Mam( I thought Marmie in Little Women would be just right) it just came and I’ve only heard of one other Mam. There are millions of Nana’s, Mimi’s, Grans, etc….but I also know one: Yappy, Duh, The Bird, Nan-nah, Gin-naw, GiGi….
Blessings from your Southern Sista….Betty
Dear Ruthie-Congratulations!!! I’d say he was the cutest grandson in the world except that my daughter just had our new grandbaby a few months ago, and well he’s mighty precious too! Love your blog-still can’t hear the nifty music that I loved on your old website-and I did try and refresh! God Bless-Nancy Morgan
What a blessing, R.A.! Aren’t grandbabies just the absolute best?! I am thankful to have mine back in town, and I spend as much time as possible with them. We just went to Burger King yesterday to the children’s gym and had so much fun. Oh, they are so wonderful!
Blessings to you. :0)
Congratulations! I just became a grandma one month ago today — also a little grandson named Eli. I’m leaning toward Grandmama!
OH, I’m a little late saying congrats! What a cutie pie Johnny angel you have there! My first Grandbaby Madison is now 14 months old and my life has never been as blessed as when she entered it! She lights up the room for all of us in the family! You’ll be the best Grammie ever! Suzie
Congratulations on your little Johnny Angel – your fun is just beginning! I am looking forward to seeing the joy and just plain fun this little guy will bring to your life {and your blog:-) }
God is good.
Congratulations on your new grandson. What a cutie-patootie! I know you are walking on air now.
Johnny Angel I think will make the decision for you on what you will be called. My mom, who is southern, did not want to be called mamaw like other grandmas are called in her neck of the woods. She said that it would make her feel “old”. So it was Grandma. But as soon as my son started saying his first words, one day, out of the blue, he looked at my mom and said, “Mamaw”. So, guess what she is still called 14 years later?;-)
Keep posting pics of your precious new grandbaby. I *heart* babies!:-)
Awwww! What a sweet angel! Congrats to you and your family on your lil bundle of joy! I loved how you captured all his details, they grow so quickly it is so nice to be able to look back things like sweet baby fingers and toes one day! I can’t wait to hear more about your sweet grandbaby.
Dee (aka. Farmhousecountrygirl)
I just posted the button with the link to your website on my blog :) :) :) So excited :) :) Anyway, I didn’t know where else to let you know…except here :) :) Congratulations again on the new grandbaby :) :) :)
precious.
Awww…Ruthann, he IS wonderful!!! Congratulations to you and your family. The photo’s are just precious. What a special blessing.
xx
Karen
“Every child begins the world again…” Henry David Thoreau
Many many congrats…What a precious angel Johnny is. There is nothing like being a grandparent. I am “meme” to 4 and Im so lucky to be able to see them every day.
Congratulations! Jonny is a beautiful baby!! Oh my goodness, he’s cute. :)
Oh my stars !! Wonderful!! I have been a little mia with end of the year kids stuff and ordering school curriculum ~ I missed this special news! Congratulations!! He is the sweetest baby I have seen in a while!! =)
Your daughter and son in law look over the moon! brings back those beautiful memories! becoming a mommy for the first time is blissful too! Blessings! Love your words about delighting in God ~ so true ~ delight yourself in the Lord and (your desires become His desires) He will give you the desires of your heart!! Amen! =)
Congratulations! What a beautiful addition to an already beautiful family! Grace xoxo
What a precious little peanut! Congratulations! There is just NOTHING better than a baby.
Congratulations!!! He is adorable! I am waiting on grandbaby #13 so I know all the wonder you have in store for you.
Oh, he looks just like a baby doll he’s so pretty! Enjoy sweetie!
Congratulations Grandmama, Nana, Grammy or whatever! To Grandpa too. My dear cousin you are truly blessed. Such a beautiful baby boy! Tell Ashley I say congrats and she has a very beautiful family! Love to all of you!
Great post. Congratulations on your beautiful Grandson! I believe every word you posted. My husband and i were told we could not have children (either of us) after visiting a fertility doctor. We had tried for a few years. Well after years of being together, i found out i was pregnant…WHAT A SURPRISE! THEN ANOTHER RIGHT AFTER! Although they should be around 28 and 29 now, theyre only 18 and 19….there is a reason for everything..the wait was well worth it.
What a beautiful baby!! You are so blessed. He is so adorable. I’m so very happy for you.
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Hes so precious