Mohini Marie
Once there were two people, Carolyn and Aatish, who wanted very much to have a baby. With magic, science, and enormous will power, they were able to give a gift to all of us, Mohini Marie Salvi. I am a grandma, which was my destiny, in part. It will be a few days before I can hold her in my arms, but I already know what she will feel like: perfect. All I want to do (aside from holding her) is to cook and clean for the parents, and help them know that while I can be with them, all they have to do is love their daughter. I remember so well when Carolyn was born and my stepmother dashed out to Colorado to help us. Having that time with Carolyn when all I had to do was focus on her was priceless. Mohini will know immediately how much I love her, and in three more weeks she will meet her grandfather John as well. He has a gift with newborns, and I already can see him walking with her, gently swaying, and then crying with joy, quietly. I've been doing a lot of that myself these past two days!