I'm a Grandboss!

Another turn in the road ......and one that I have been expecting for a while now. Becky has been my office administrator (and so much more) for the last 12 years. Over those 12 years ,Becky and I spend 5 or 6 hours daily with each other. Monday through Friday Becky is at her desk like clockwork. Even when I am on the road, at a trade show or out of town for any reason, Becky is always there to take care of just about everything. When I was involved in retail ,setting up temporary stores and on the road for weeks on end, my office never stopped functioning (it probably ran better with out me interrupting!).
Heck I even left the country for 3 months and we never missed a beat.
Yesterday, all of that changed. Becky had her baby!
A beautiful healthy baby boy named Micah Raiden Volpe!
Mother and child (and dad) are all doing great. 
The only person we are not 100% sure of how he is doing is me!
Yes I am ecstatic that I am now a Grandboss! ( Google Grandboss...I'm sure it's a real thing!)
However, I now have this huge void in my life.My turn to ,go to ,for just about everything is not at her desk and will not be for the foreseeable future.
It's unsettling and unnerving. 
As much as we knew this was coming (it was kind of obvious) and as much as we planned for this, it is now a very real thing. 
Understand this, I probably spend more awake time with Becky in a week than I do with any other person.
For the immediate future we are reduced to texting each other (a form of communication which I really don't enjoy!).
Eventually she will be able to get back to her computer and handle some stuff. As her life normalizes down the road, she will be able to handle more and more things for me. And eventually we will figure out the new normal.
However, until then, I am on the edge of being a very lost soul!
It's just not normal.
Come to think of it....I kind of wonder if any one took into consideration how this whole having a baby thing would influence my life. I certainly was not consulted before hand!
(After all it is always about me!)
All kidding aside, I could not be happier. Becky has become as much of a part of our family as my kids are.
Still, this will take some getting used to.My schedule no longer revolves around the person at the now empty desk by my side.For the time being there is no just dropping stuff on her desk or sending a quick email or text asking her to take care of anything (or everything!).
It will be a little weird around here for a while!
Something as simple as lunch has to be accounted for now. For over a decade, Becky would walk in and I knew it was time for lunch. 
Which I think I will go take care of right now!
See, I'm getting used to the changes already!
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks!