Seldom does a grandfather-to-be have the mindset or energy to sit down and write to the grandchild-to-be-born a series of letters telling him/her what impression he was having while the pregnancy was evolving. Many feel that this is more of a father-to-be experience, as he waits for the arrival of his first son. Yet, the experience of becoming a grandfather is sufficiently different than the emotions that I experienced when my first-born child was in my wife’s womb. Yet, there is a difference. An experience of more than thirty years since my first son was born has given me a mature perspective on life and of lessons that I judge would be appropriate to share with my grandchild to be born.

Since I was living outside the US, I was forced to follow the pregnancy from a distance, thus limiting the time I could dedicate to writing a diary of the impressions I experienced during those pregnancy months. Because of this, my impressions and number of letters were reduced, so I decided it would be fitting that I prolong the diary to cover the first two years of development of the grandchild.

This gave me a longer period to write, as well as giving my wife and me several opportunities to experience firsthand the impression of her/his growth process. This growth phase is marvelous in every child as he/she begin to develop the basic abilities of survival. It is a wonderful process of learning that never ceases to be a magical moment in their existence. Capturing it is the gift that I can give my grandchild as an anticipation of what to expect when she/he becomes a grandparent. May this diary contribute to enhancing, enriching, and supporting the experience of all those who might have the golden opportunity of becoming grandparents.