https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:19:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64804 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:34:43 +0000 mamimami 64804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband's grandmother is 100 years old, blind and ornery :) When she met my LO, she said, "I don't like that name."</p> <p>So, yeah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64786 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:12:34 +0000 MegWag 64786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom's parents are both still alive and can't wait to meet their first great-grand! Sadly, they live in San Antonio while we're in the UK. Luckily, though, my two cousins are also pregnant and live in SA! They're due not long after me, so they can tide themselves over with those babies until we get to make a visit :)<br /> My dad's mom is still alive, but honestly is pretty detached and cool. I mean, she'll be happy to see pics and stuff but...</p> <p>My husband's whole family is pretty much dead, so our LO won't have much extended family in the country where we actually live. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64734 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:14:43 +0000 tequiero21 64734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my LOs will have 1 great-grandparent (if she's still around when the babies are born). but she's in korea. most likely might not meet the babies. we'll see. she's not in great health and i can't see myself going to korea anytime soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64707 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:04:03 +0000 Nskillet 64707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Our LO will actually have 12 great grandparents alive when she's born. She will also have 8 grandparents. Both DH and I are from divorced and remarried aka blended families so she has TONS of family! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64703 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:36 +0000 yoursilverlining 64703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There has only been 1 grandparent alive *my* entire life, and no great-grandparents – my grandma is now 90 and has Alzheimer’s (though, thankfully, it isn’t too bad yet and she still recognizes us). I hope she is still alive when LO gets here, but they won’t ever have a real close relationship as she is confined to a nursing home and very fragile.</p> <p>My parents had kids at older ages (mid-late 30’s), and their parents were older parents too, and I’m 30…so that doesn’t lend to having too many generations all around at once.<br /> On the other hand, my aunt had her daughters in her late teens, they had their kids in their very early 20’s, and my “little” cousin (who is in my LO’s generation) is having her first baby in 2 months….so, that LO will have great-grandparents who are still pretty young.</p> <p>Kind of weird to think that this year my dad will become a grandpa for the first time and his sister will become a great-grandma. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64683 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:50:20 +0000 Rubies 64683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There was only one grandma when *I* was born and she passed away almost 10 years ago. If my grandma was still with us, I'm not sure she would have even had a chance to meet LO because she was living in Korea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64580 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:47:17 +0000 mynoahbear 64580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandma is still alive, so LO has 1 great grandparent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64567 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:23:18 +0000 mediagirl 64567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Gram is still alive. We plan on seeing her and her meeting the baby in November. My husband's grandmother is still alive but we never see her, so... She probably won't meet our daughter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64542 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:03:43 +0000 Boogs 64542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so lucky to still have my grandma, I love her so very much and so does my LO. We are lucky enough to see her at least once a week. :) My husband's grandma is still alive, too. We are happy that our LO will have gotten to at least meet some of our grandparents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64539 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:32:32 +0000 skibobrown 64539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still have one living grandma. She is currently across the country from us, so we plan on taking our baby to see her for her first Christmas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64538 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:31:50 +0000 BabyBruins 64538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My guy has 2 great grandmothers, both on my side. For one of his g-grandmas, he is her 36th great grandchild. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64535 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:27:03 +0000 joyjoy 64535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO will be able to meet quite a few of his/her great grandparents--DH's maternal grandmother and all my grandparents except my paternal grandfather. I'm actually very excited about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64510 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:36:10 +0000 mrswoohoo 64510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's so cute! My baby hasn't met her greatgrandparents yet because one set is overseas and the other is quite a long driving distance away. Hopefully one day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64498 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:54:52 +0000 Rosie Girl 64498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. My dad's mom and stepdad are still alive, so he has met them, but only like once or twice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64427 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:38:12 +0000 lilteacherbee 64427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have a LO yet, but DH still has 1 grandmother and I have both my grandmothers and 1 grandfather. Hopefully, they will all still be here when we get pregnant/have a LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64425 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:36:23 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 64425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee s/he will. My family has babies young. My mom had me at 20 and her mom had her at 19 and her mom had her at 17 and so on. So it is common to have five generations alive for a few years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64406 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:18:03 +0000 cyneswith 64406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All my grandparents are still alive. Sort of. My paternal grandpa has advanced Alzheimer's. He's... not himself. Most days, he wanders around like a zombie. Other days, he turns violent in the course of 10 seconds. He was having a VERY good day during my wedding, and he asked me if I'd been at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed... so he's not really here any more. My other grandma also has Alzheimer's (not NEARLY so bad), and the other grandpa has had 3 heart attacks by now. I'm... not really sure they'll have great grandparents by the time they come around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64405 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:15:32 +0000 MsMamaBear 64405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, one great grandma and a great grandpa. Her Great Great Grandma passed away recently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64404 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:13:50 +0000 lemondrop 64404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, he has both of our moms' parents around. He just met my grandparents last week and we will be skyping with my husband's grandparents next weekend. </p> <p>We really wish he could have met my husband's grandmother on his dad's side, she would have been so happy that we finally had a baby, she used to ask each time we would see her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64402 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:10:37 +0000 chopsuey 64402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I both have one living grandmother. LO has met both! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64399 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:06:51 +0000 heffalump 64399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: now that lo is here my Grandma would be heartbroken if we missed a lunch so it's a big priority. I'm glad because she's not doing well and I know I won't regret not spending time with her.</p> <p>@leialou: your lo will have a great great Grandma?! That's awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64398 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:03:55 +0000 Pepper 64398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have children yet, but my grandparents and DH's grandparents have all passed away. Unfortunately, our future children won't know their great grandparents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64393 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:58:45 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 64393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have a LO, but my great grandmother is still alive. She is 80 and I expect she will still be alive when I do have a baby (hopefully soon). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64388 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:57:33 +0000 winniebee 64388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee - that's really sweet you lunch w/ your grandma every week!</p> <p>One of my grandmothers is still alive and so is one of DH's - I hope LO gets to meet them both! DH's grandma lives in Oklahoma (we live in Boston) so I hope to make a trip down there when LO is a few months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-have-greatgrandparents-around#post-64386 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:53:52 +0000 heffalump 64386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandpa's both passed away, one while I was pregnant with lo. I still have my grandma's though. We go to lunch with one Grandma every week. She spends the whole time gushing over how much she loves lo, and I've gotten some amazing pictures of them together so lo will have them and she'll know that she got to spend lots of time with her great Grandma. My other Grandma lives far away, but we've visited so lo could meet her too.</p> <p>Hubby's grandparents have all passed,so my grandmas are his now too.</p> <p>Did your lo get to meet your grandparents? </p>