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  2004 AN OPEN LETTER TO EACH OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN With lots of love, Grammy and Pop
December 2007 - Amy Helfrich - Nutcracker Performance
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Your mom and dad gave up the natural birth idea after so many hours of labor, and decided it might be a good idea for a C-section. Your dad went to the doctor to suggest a C-section, and the doctor said that he already decided to do one. The C-section was performed at 5:15 pm and you appeared. You could not drink milk and you were throwing up, so the doctor wanted to take you to a larger hospital to a specialist, where you stayed for ten days and some of that time was spent in an incubator. They could not find anything wrong. Your dad was ready to take you to the Naval hospital but you got better before he did that. You came home and three days later, you threw up big time, and your parents freaked out big time and called the emergency room and they said to bring you to the E. R. Your parents were too upset to drive, so they took you to the E. R. in a taxi. The doctor asked how much you had to drink, your mom told him and the doctor then determined that you had been a little piggy and drank too much and that was what made you throw up so much. Well, we can understand, you surely were trying to make up for lost time. We remember when we went to see you all while you were stationed in Hawaii, you had so many things in your purse. One day, you were sitting on the back seat of the car, taking everything out and re-organizing it in your purse, just so precisely. One can tell you and your first cousin, Lauren, are related.
Your
favorite subjects are reading, and music and you have learned
to play the violin and what a thrill when you played a
song on the telephone for us one day recently. We know you
love your dog and kitty. We also know that you have a
great time when you come to Tampa and you love to spend time
with Julia, your first cousin. She is always so happy to
see you. Your dad sent us some pictures of you that were
taken last Christmas where you were in The Nutcracker. You
were all dressed up and so beautiful. Papa Chuck and I were thrilled to come up and see you Thanksgiving of 2003. You were so happy to see the family tree that you asked me to bring. Since I had to take it to Kinko's to have it printed up before we left, and it was over five feet long, we had to mail it to you overnight and you were so tickled to see it. And, I must say, we were impressed with only showing you all of your ancestors once and when I asked you who my mother's granddad was, etc., you were able to immediately point to them. That speaks volumes in Grammy's book. And, you were so gracious to accommodate all of us and bring your violin out and play a couple of songs for us. That was a special time and we all enjoyed it so much. We had fun touring the white house, the monuments, the memorials, and the art museum with you and the last day, the Mount Vernon estate. Thank you so much for your graciousness and you are a perfect hostess.
May 1994 - Amy
Amy in Hawaii - 1997
Amy with a Christmas present as big as she is - 1995
2003 - Amy horseback riding
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Your arrival date was supposed to have been February 25, but two
weeks later, your Mom went to the hospital. You were not
ready, and your mom was in the labor room for 36 hours.
Your dad could not smoke in the hospital and he had to go
outside to smoke. Of course, after you were born, he gave
up smoking for good. It is a good thing too, because you
would have nagged him to no end until he did so, had he not done
it when he did. You keep on working on nagging Pop Chuck
on that matter. 
