It's good to be the Grandma

Well, Grandma has just finished her second day with baby Jack and the amazement continues. I don't know where to begin. Bear with me because there are some seriously sentimental lines coming. It is far beyond amazing to watch this man that my son has become  and his incredible wife loving and taking care of this baby. It seems like only yesterday that my husband and I were in their situation.  Now, Tom and are are good parents but my son and his wife seem to be calmer than we were. We had stuck a pacifier in Brian's mouth about ten minutes after we brought him home because it seemed to be the easiest way to calm him.  Our Jack has NEVER used a pacifier during his three months on this earth.  What a special boy.

I have to admit that it is only 7:20 pm and I am exhausted.  How did we do it moms? Jack is an easy baby full of smiles and coos but I had definitely forgotton how tiring it can be to attend to another's needs so completely. I feel so responsible.  I know I can do this well but I feel like I have to be even better than I was with my own kids because his parents have trusted me with such a precious gift. I have to say that the most special aspect of my situation is that with my kids I never felt I had enough time to just sit and enjoy them.  I find myself just talking to Jack and watching his every movement with such a clear eye. I find that , at least for me, I don't really have to be constantly thinking about what will come next as I did with my boys.  I can enjoy this experience one day at a time.

Finally I will recap the minor glitches in my day, none of which had anything to do with Jack.  I exited the subway in the wrong direction when I was going home and I am very proud to report that there was no panic involved.  This small town mid west girl can count and can read street numbers so the only result of my "error" was that I got to discover even more shopping potential for this weekend.  I also forgot where the grocery store near my place was but with a short call to my daughter-in-law I was set in the right direction.  I would never have revealed this to my son because he can be very much like his father in these situations. After all, I am Grandma in the city and I will learn to prevail. More fun to come.