Ted's Grandma turned 100 this past weekend. She still lives on her own in the house that they moved into over 50 years ago when they came to the US. She has raised 7 children. She has 23 grandchildren and 55 great grandchildren. Grandma volunteered at the nursing home every week up until last year.
Grandma was a mid wife in the Netherlands. One of the things I will never forget about her is when I went to visit her just after I had Jake (pic above with Jake in striped outfit). I went there with Teds mom and sisters so she could meet Jake. He was just a week or two old. While we were there I needed to nurse him. I was trying to be discrete about it with Jake being my first. I was trying to keep the blanket over my shoulder while trying to unhook my bra and balancing Jake on my lap. You remember how that was with your first... Grandma thought I was having trouble so she grabbed my boob and the back of Jake's head and stuck him on there! "Like this" she said.
Happy Birthday Grandma!
There was a nice article on her in the Advance.
