shock of the news

It took a while to get used to the idea when I found out I was going to be a grandmother.  My children haven't yet reached the stage where I felt a need to drop hints about 'getting on with it', so it  did come as a bit of a shock, my impending grandmotherhood. 
I mean an actual physical shock, a surge of some kind of chemical around my body that made my lips feel numb, and I forgot to breathe for a few seconds.  But then slowly, and with the need to show my daughter every kind of support, first of all I faked it and then (within minutes) I made it!  I am now utterly delighted and eager to welcome this new little person into our lives.