Could there be anything more wonderful when you're 61 years old than learning that you're going to have another grandchild?

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For the last 2 1/2 years, I have been Madison Kastner's grandfather, and while it has been wonderful to be a husband and a parent, there is something so special about being "Grandpa."

My daughter Pauline's plan all along was to have her second child about three years after the first, and it was a couple of months ago when she and Ryan started trying.

Last week she called us from Surabaya, Indonesia, and told us that the bun, so to speak, was in the oven. Their second child, our second grandchild, is due November 11th. Since Pauline can't get the best hospital care where she's currently stationed, they will be returning to the United States at the end of September so that she can give birth in Seattle.

They will be in the U.S. for three months and return to Indonesia at the end of the calendar year.

We'll go out there in November, both to spend some time with Maddie and her parents and to meet our newest grandchild.

It has been a long time since I have looked forward to anything as much.

Can there really be <em>two</em> Amazing Babies?