Grandparents

Grandparents are very special. Especially grandma's. I never really had grandfathers growing up so I am not as familiar with that bond. I do know that grandma's are wonderful and even a little magic to a child. It seems that they are so loving, so fun, and so soft when you run into their open arms. I am very glad that my girls have such close relationships with their "Mama's". Its funny to me how the Mama's can get my kids to do things that I can not get them to do on my best days. How can they be little devils one minute and when Mama gets here they are perfect little angel? I have decided it must be some kind of magic. Kind of like the Mom Magic you acquire the moment you bring your precious child into the world. You know what I am talking about. The magic that mothers somehow know what their kids are doing at all times even if they are not in the same place. I never understood that as a child but I totally get it now. In case their are any Dad's reading this I can not give out the secret, but I am sure that you Moms are nodding your heads right now going "Uh huh, I get ya sister". My point is I am sure that the Grandma magic is something like that. Something you earn when its your time to be a Grandma.

I bring this up because yesterday I had the stomach flu. It was awful and I felt terrible all day long. It started early (1am) and lasted till I went to sleep around midnight. As I always do when I am sick, I told Frog to go ahead to work yesterday when he woke up because I thought I would be feeling better sooner than I was. Well, lets just say I wasnt. So I called my Mom in Law and asked her if she could save me and come and get the kids. Of course she said yes and 30 mins later she was there much to the delight of the Princesses. Being a Mom who does not really like it when her chicks are out of the nest I called several times to check on them. I dont do it because I dont think the Grandma's can take care of the Princesses. Its just something I do. Of course they were doing fine. They were having the time of their lives actually and didnt seem to miss me at all. Something she told me really struck me though and is basically the reason for this post. She said that my Baby Princess took a really long nap on her bed. Why is this such a big deal? Well, Baby Princess has been having sleeping issues most of her little life and will not sleep in her crib, or anywhere where she is laying down flat for that matter. She just doesnt do it. She has acid reflux and we are just now getting it under control but she still prefers to sleep in her swing or her bouncy seat.

So as I lay on the couch near death I couldnt help but wonder why she would sleep so long at Mama's house flat on her back and not here. I remembered the many times I called to check on the Princesses and have heard something to the same effect for all of them. They ate something they would never eat at home for me, they would go somewhere and behave, or they would sleep till 9 in the morning whereas at home they would be getting up at the crack of dawn. I talked to Frog about this phenomenon and he explained it perfectly. He said, and I quote, "Its just Mama's". I dont think I could have said it better myself.