Babies love their Grandmas!

Can we keep her Daddy?...

Recently my mom came and visited our family for several days.  She lives several states away so it is rather hard to get together. Seeing her with Matty (my son) though is like seeing a breathtaking piece of artwork, she was such a shining light for us. There are things in this world that when you see them, you know that they are simply "right". My mom was a really great mother, but she seems to be born into being a PERFECT grandmother. She met and exceeded every single expectation that I had hoped would be met for her new role. It ended up that not only was she amazing with him, but she brought our whole family closer and happier at the same time. I think that she had such a positive impact on our family because she was always watching Matty, always wanting to hold him, and her devotion let my wife and I relax our muscles for a bit.. The genuine love and caring for our little boy came across so boldly that it allowed us to loosen our parenting muscles for a bit. I normally equate things to sports terms, so I guess G-ma is like the star relief pitcher on a World Series bound team. Mommy and daddy are always going to be the starters, but G-ma was able to come in and get the win for us each night she was here. We could count on her to swoop in and close it out for us without question or hesitation. We actually had our first "date night" since he was born because of the level of trust that she automatically won. That was the first time in 10 months that we had been alone together and it was surprisingly easy. If we had hired a babysitter I could see the tone of the night being quite different, but Grandma made it through with flying colors.

We are all emotional human beings. We can usually tell pretty accurately when someone is showing a genuine, pure emotion. It comes across in a hundred things a minute whether it's your smile, the way you hold your body, even what you are looking at. When someone honestly and without reservation loves you and has your well being held in such high regard, it is quite obvious to everyone in the room. I love my mom, but I love her much more now that I have seen how truly perfect she is with my most precious treasure...my son.