Grandparents

There is nothing sweeter than seeing your son smiling as big as the moon at your parents. The love of a grandparent is remarkable!! We had such a nice visit with my parents. So sad to see them leave! Monkey is changing so fast, and it's sometime hard to swallow that they don't get to experience those changes. Webcam is a blessing though! he loved his Grandma and Grandpa though. My Dad would play with him on the exercise ball....a good game of bouncy, bouncy! Later in the week, Monkey would crawl over to the ball and then look at Dad like "come on, let's play"! It's has always been my dream to see my Dad as a Grandpa. Kids have always gravitated toward him. He just has this gentleness about him!! It's even better than I ever imagined to watch him play with my son! Brings tears to my eyes just writing about it.

And my Mom was playing the role of Grandma to a T. She doted on Monkey like a little boy should be by his Grandma! If he was snuggled once, he was snuggled a million times over. She helped him to overcome his dislike for things slimy and start eating off his tray again....thank goodness!! She loved riding in the car with him because she got to see in the back next to him...I think he secretly loved having company back there too!

They were so much help to me!! I was able relax, go back to bed in the morning, and most importantly, paint my dining room!! It was fabulous!! Couldn't have come at a better time, since my husband is working crazy hours right now. Although, the flipside is that they didn't get to see much of him either.

I can't wait for Christmas and our visit to Mom and Dad's!! We'll get to experience that magical grandparent time again!!