Go Granny Goposted 03.26.2005 by Kristen
My mom left today to go back home. She's been here since the day before the girls were born, and she has been SO much help. I really don't know how we would have made it through these first couple of weeks without her! And we're sort of nervous about how we'll manage now that she's gone. I guess it's showtime!
Since I was recovering from the c-section, we really needed the extra pair of hands, and she totally came through for us. She did it all -- changed diapers, got up for middle-of-the-night feedings, gave breastfeeding advice, did the dishes, fed the cats, cleaned the dust off the ceiling fan. And the list goes on! In short, she was awesome. I'm not really sure how soon it will be until we have clean dishes again. Mostly her calm demeanor just helped us stay calm as first-time parents. She even assured me -- and Jim! -- that my numerous crying jags were prefectly normal!
Plus she's just really great with babies! She has a little bit of experience, what with four kids and now eight grandkids. I'm really glad she got to have an extended stay and got to hang with the girls for a good long while. Hopefully it will be just the first of many visits, both for her and my dad, because they're great grandparents, and that's one of the things that sucks about living so far away from them!
