Do you remember the first time you became a grandparent, or are you looking forward to the moment? Listen in as Emily Morgan hears from two new members of the club. This episode's theme is knitting, a metaphor for how we come close as parents, and then step away into our new role when that first grandchild arrives. Also: 

--The Stretch It Takes: Knitting Together
--Passing Along Your Passions: Four Generations of Knitters (at The Black Sheep Yarn and Fiber Arts in Noblesville, Indiana)

--Grandchild Books about Knitting:    
 "Freddie's Blanket" by Joanna Johnson      
"Phoebe's Sweater" by Joanna Johnson      
"A Hat For Mrs. Goldman" by Michelle Edwards and G. Brian Karas      "Ned the Knitting Pirate" by by Diana Murray and Leslie Lammle       

Emily mentions "Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting," by CBS-TV correspondent Lesley Stahl.

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