Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Mazel Tov!


First time grandmother and Town Clerk Mary M. Palmer is kvelling: Marc Mittaud Hafner was born to Lara Mittaud and Patrick Hafner early today. She reports: "The baby is perfect, healthy, gorgeous, long fingernails, and weighs 8 pounds 8 ounces; 21-1/4 inches long, born @ Sharon Hospital. Mother, father, grandmothers, grandfather (Sharon & Pat Hafner arrived from Pennsylvania), all doing fantastic. A very special thanks to Gloria Jeanne Tatsapaugh, who worked all day and then joined us at the hospital at 5 PM. She gave a lesson in nursing at 2:30 AM; the baby eats like a horse and has a powerful set of lungs."

*"Mazel tov" is Yiddish for "Congratulations"; "kvelling" is Yiddish for "beaming with pride."

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to the entire family upon the birth of baby Marc. Can't wait to see him!
Cookie

Unknown said...

Wow! Cool! Mary, I never thought of you being old enough to be a grandmother! Congrats!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Mary!!! What a lucky baby!!!
Ashley

Anonymous said...

Dear Mary, Lara and Patrick,
I am so happy to hear the news!!! Best wishes from your neighbor over the hill! oxoxxo Normalita

Anonymous said...

Ha Mary!

Your a grandparent and Marshall is not!

Don't fret...you don't look like a grandma!

Congrats from a classmate from '71

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to Lara, Patrick, Mary and the entire family!!! Best wishes to all of you. The Cohns

frenchtrainstation said...

The baby has gained a pound and all is well. Thanks Dan, Cookie, Mark, Ashley, Normalita, Denise and Marshall (glad I'm still so young-looking:)). This grandmotherliness is such a fabulous experience, and having the whole family next door is the topping on the cake. Love, Mary