Meet the family
'Mummy! Is this Gemma? Is she okay?' said Alexis, rushing to Sandra's bedside. Gerry followed, slowly. 'Yes, Alexis, this is Gemma. You've got to whisper, otherwise she'll start crying.' said Sandra. Gerry came up to the bed. You could tell that he was already besotted with Gemma, because his eyes radiated love. 'Can I hold her?' he asked Sandra. 'Of course you can. She's your baby too' said Sandra. Gerry took the baby in his arms gently. 'Hi, little 'un. Welcome to the Standing family.' He cooed.
'Have you rang round and told everyone yet?' asked Sandra. 'Yep. When I told all of the women in my family, I had to hold the phone away from my ear because of the squeals of excitement!' laughed Gerry.
Their peace was soon invaded. Jack, Brian and Esther came into the room, full of questions 'Is she okay?' 'Are you okay Sandra?'. 'Yes, we're both okay. Her full name is Gemma Grace Standing' said Sandra. They all looked quite surprised. 'Why Grace?' asked Brian, always the curious one. 'Well, all the other names we tried didn't seem to fit with Gemma. So Grace it was' replied Gerry. 'You do realise that your mother is going to be insufferable?' Jack asked Sandra. 'We're ready for that! Anyway, you've got to have your own way, every now and then' grinned Sandra.