your mommy . . .

dear kate,
look at this!
it's your mommy when she was just a little baby . . .
isn't she beautiful?
she's wearing a pink hat, sweater and booties that were knit for my mom - your great granny joy - by her grandmother . . . nanny
and guess what?
that means it was your great, great, great grandmother who made it . . .
just imagine . . .
great granny joy wore it home from the hospital,
then i wore it home from the hospital,
and then your mommy wore it home from the hospital . . .
three generations . . . and what's more amazing is that your great granny joy, and me (grammy), and mommy were all born in the very same hospital . . .
the ottawa civic hospital in ottawa, ontario.
i wanted to pass that special outfit down to you, my first granddaughter, but it was burned in a house fire we had when your mommy was just 9 years old.
that was sad . . .
but i like to think about happy things
and you know what, Kate?
i think that your mommy was as beautiful a baby as you are . . .
and you . . . and your mommy make me very happy
love,
grammy xo