It's Grandpa gpsjoe now !!

gpsjoe · Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 535 Location: Mesa AZ

About 4 hours ago in Chicago a baby girl. Carys Avery, was born to my son, a blended European (Polish/Italian/Slovak) and his wife, a Taiwanese beauty. Carys came in to this world at 6 pounds 13 ounces about two weeks earlier than predicted. All went well and everyone is healthy. Carys is my first grandchild. I figure when she is ready to start hiking in a few years we will be going at the same speed for a while. That will be fun.

My son was in the delivery room and got to cut the umbilibal cord. That is not how we did it 38 years ago when I was in the waiting room where all us brave expectant fathers were and the baby was presented all cleaned up afterwards which was OK with me.

Anyway Carys is a Welsh name meaning "love".

http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Carys.html
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kurthzone · Posted: 10/6/2009, 2:56 pm Post subject:

Congrats Joe! I've got six of 'em. Very cool name.
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Suz · Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186

Happy Days! Congrats, that's so exciting. We do want pictures.
gpagpsjoe!

beckett · Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Posts: 1066

Blessings to all! What a wonderful thing to celebrate!
Linda
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Vashti · Joined: 10 Feb 2003 Posts: 135 Location: Gilbert, AZ

Congratulations!!!! Smile

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Sande J · Posted: 10/6/2009, 5:36 pm Post subject:

Awesome news there, Grandpa Joe..... Very Happy

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Shawn · Posted: 10/6/2009, 8:00 pm Post subject:

Congratulations!!!
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wanderingsoul · Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 2285 Location: Gilbert AZ

Congrats Joe on your new Grandbaby... I'm sure you will enjoy and I see you are already making plans. How nice!

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thesuperstitions · Guest

Congratulations Joe!! Maybe when she's 18 or 20 she'll be able to hike faster than you, but not anytime soon!!! So... on what birthday will she be receiving a GPS??

gpsjoe · Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 535 Location: Mesa AZ

desertgirl · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ

Congrats Grandpa .... Very Happy

Great news!
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gpsjoe · Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 535 Location: Mesa AZ

Thanks for all the congrats. Here she is fresh out of the oven - Carys Avery

And mom.

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azbackpackr · Posted: 10/8/2009, 9:00 am Post subject:

Congratulations are indeed in order, Joe. Whoohoo! Really adorable, too! Glad to hear your son was involved in the birth--that's the way we did it, too, good for him!

Our first g-baby is just a year and a half old and already she is an outdoors girl! So it can happen at a young age, don't have to wait until 18 or 20! I plan on taking her to the GC on a BP trip when she's about 8 or 10.

kurthzone · Posted: 10/8/2009, 11:15 am Post subject:

My girls started backpacking when they were 8.
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Hikngrl · Posted: 10/16/2009, 6:04 am Post subject:

Congratulations Grandpa! God bless you all! Grandparenting is so much fun!!!!! Enjoy!
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