3G and The Holding Chart

Last week while my grandpa and I were in my bathroom rescuing the shower from a drywall nightmare, 3G got in some holding time. I think she was relived because so many other people had gotten in some good holding time recently.  Sue and Chaya stopped by last week along with my friends Rayna and T.

When we told my grandparents that I was pregnant my grandma said that she’d have to start making the Holding Chart and that she might let some other people on it. Her comment was overshadowed by my grandpa’s comment that he was ‘worried we didn’t know how to do that’ and was glad for us.

Well,  3G and Grandpa came to visit Maggie in the hospital and my grandma came prancing in, or maybe she was floating out of sheer pride, waving above her head The Holding Chart. She quickly exchanged The Holding Chart for the sweet bundle of joy in my arms and I opened it to check it out.

I’ve never claimed to have strong Math skills, but I’m nearly certain that 3G has a lot more smiley faces and Holding Time than anyone else on the chart. After the bathroom-drywall extravaganza last week, I think she put in her fair share and her face was way more smiley than any of those on the Holding Chart.

8 Things About These Two


1. My dad and grandpa both have the same name – my dad stole my grandpa’s nickname when he was in first grade.

2. I didn’t ask them to stand like this when I took the picture, but I like how they are both looking at the camera.

3. They are handy: my dad carries a Leatherman and my grandpa carries a Swiss Army Knife.

4. My grandpa is very, very funny, but has a serious compassionate side to him. He is a great man.

5. My dad is very, very smart. He has a library of his own books that is the same size of our guestroom. He too is a great man.

6. My grandpa likes to wear collared shirts. My dad likes to wear T-Shirts.

7. My dad drives a truck he calles The Truck of the Future. My grandpa drives a car that is WAYYYY newer than my dad’s truck.

8. I never really thought they looked alike until I saw these pictures.

Thursday

Yesterday I found myself listening to talk radio and attempting to re-caulk our bathtub.

It didn’t go as planned and now we have no shower.

We are now missing a chunk of drywall.

I called my grandpa to come and rescue me from this construction project/problem. He loves house repairs…or at least he acts like he does.

I hope we have a shower soon.