My grandpa, Gene Telpner, was a journalist. A world famous one at that. My grandma Fritzi was diligent in keeping scrapbooks of all his writings and adventures that included photos of him next to the likes of Marylin Monroe, Alfred Hitchcock and the delightful couple of Kermit The Frog and Miss Piggy (you know as a little girl I was most impressed with this one). He wrote a daily column for the Winnipeg Tribune and later the Winnipeg Free Press. He was an entertainment reporter, and the only one of his kind. He never, ever, ever wrote an unkind word about anyone. The legacy of my grandpa Gene inspires me each and every day when I sit down to write, as I aim to do so always with integrity, truth and a special lightness that he embodied to the utmost.
Whenever there was a family occasion to celebrate- whether it be a marriage, a graduation, a new career, or a new baby in the family, my grandpa wrote it up in his column and so his readers became a part of his family.
Without it being my intention, I know that you, who read me daily, feel a part of my life and over the last year and a half have also come to know the supporting characters in it. In carrying on the tradition that my grandpa Gene established, I feel blessed to have this space to share the following:
It is with the greatest amount of love, joy and happiness, that I announce the birth of the newest member of the Telpner family. On Friday, February 5th at 3:34pm, my brother Michael and sister-in-law Carly welcomed their sweet baby girl, Mia Jean Telpner, into the world. She is already a true Telpner, with a head full of curly hair and marching to the beat of her own drum, making her appearance ten days past due. She is a strong and healthy little thing and we are all settling in well to our first time roles. My brother and sister-in-law as first time Dad and Mom, my parents as grandma and grandpa, Carly’s parents Bernie and Judi as Zaidy and Baba. She is the first great grandchild of grandma Fritzi and the third of Zaida Harry. Mia Jean has her Uncle Joey and Aunt Kat to keep her giggling, her Uncle Michael to teach her how to kick it on the dance floor and me, her Auntie M., to dress her up in pink and sequins, tiarras and tutus, to jump on the bed, swing from the hammock and eat cookies for breakfast.
When you love someone this much, all the rules go out the window. They will be healthy cookies I promise.
This is Mia Jean Telpner with her grandma Patsy and her Auntie M. I have never in my life been around anything so pure as life, that is just three hours old.
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Amazing!!! So much love to all the Telpners… can’t BELIEVE Patsy is a grandmother!
Thanks for sharing!! I love hearing all about the new little Telpner
and wow, 10 days late… a girl with her own schedule, that’s for sure! Enjoy all the blessings that the birth of a child brings.
Congratulations on the newest member of the Telpner family! She is beautiful and perfect and I can already tell she is well loved. Aunt Fritzi must be tickled to death to have a great grandchild to spoil. I’m so happy for everyone. From the Iowa branch of the Telpner’s, Mazel Tov!
Hello Mia! Congratulations to all!!!
Congrats to your brother and sister-in-law! A new birth is always reason to celebrate.
Beautiful!
Beautiful. Like I said, that first day is the best. It’s so new and fresh. Babies experience everything for the first time. Any fears they have are innate, not learned. I realized this and felt so inspired the day that my nephew was born.
He’s 4.5 months now and I see him as often as I can, feel torn when I can’t visit him because I have other plans. I love how when I smile at him be smiles back. I like that he laughs easily. He’s too young to be bitter and cynical.
When he cries it’s for a reason: He’s hungry, needs a diaper change or he’s over tired (that’s when his cries involve a snort sound from the back of his throat, which is insanely cute and funny while sad).
I hope that you and Michael fill your Facebook profiles full of Mia photos.
P.S. My dad was familiar with your grandpa’s work. I once asked him if he knew Telpners in Winnipeg (my dad having been born in Fort William and growing up in both the ‘peg and Thunder Bay) and he said something about a newspaper column.
Congratulations to you and our family Meghan! You’re going to LOVE being an Auntie. Though from the photos it looks like you already do. Trust me, it only gets better. Being an Auntie rocks. It’s the best job on earth.
Welcome Mia Jean!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading a little bit more about your family and the great roots you come from. I don’t think there is any doubt of the fine job you are doing Meghan.
Wishing you all God’s blessings!
very beautiful, congrats to all!
Masel Tov! Blessings! Congratulations! All of it! There is no Greater Joy than a new child to Love and Spoil Endlessly! She is beautiful.
Congrats to all and lots of love to little Mia Jean. Being an Auntie is the best job ever! I L-O-V-E LOVE it! I know you will too!
Bright blessings to you and the newest little member of the Telpner family. She is so precious. How lucky she is to have such a wonderful family to be welcomed into!
Wow… your family life will be so enriched by the beginning of this next generation. I remember watching my nephew enter into the world and it was literally one of the most incredible moments of my life. It sounds like you are in love already -congrats!
Congratulations to you and your family Meghan!! Sooo happy for all of you and Mia Jean (love her name) is so beatiful! It’s exciting to think about all the wonderful moments ahead for all of you. Thanks for sharing your family’s special time with us!
congrats to all, what a special time for you and your family!
Congratulations to the family — enjoy your time together!
enjoy your time with the newest purest addition. health and happiness to all.
yay, congrat on being an Auntie and to your brother & sis-in-law! that is one cute baby!
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