Originally Posted by Mamagus
My husband's son and his girlfriend are soon going to be parents.
From that first line can you tell I don't really have a role in this? I want to be a grandma to this child and have made the quilt, ordered the crib, bought oodles of clothing for her... They live over halfway accross the country, so I won't get to see her very much.
Matt has already told his dad that his Mom's new husband will NOT be "Poppy-Kevin". So that leaves me wondering if that was a hint... I will not be "Nanny Lori".
Is there another name besides Nan or Grandma that I could sign the quilt with? Something that everyone can live with?
Incidentally I do have a good relationship with Matt. He calls here and we chat for several minutes before he asks for his dad. I figure that's pretty good for someone I first met when he was 18 years old...
Do they know you have made the baby a quilt and bought all these things? If they do or don't know, you might ask them what they would like the baby to call you and put that name on the quilt label.However that being said, I would definitely be sure to put who made the quilt, first and last name, date, and town where made just like it would be a return address for you, in case they want the child to call you by just your first name or something similar. You could put whatever name they want the baby to call you in parenthesis. That way when the child is older she will know who made her the quilt.