THE JOY OF BEING A GRANDPARENT!

AHHHHH, THE JOY OF GRANDPARENT HOOD! 

My husband & I had the wonderful pleasure of watching our grandson for over a week while his Daddy & Mommy (our Son & his wife) took a long needed break & celebrated their 10th year anniversary.  We had never experienced "true grandparent hood" until that week.  You see, he is our 1st grand baby, although we do have a darling little step granddaughter as well.  She is growing too quickly!  At the time our son married, he inherited a beautiful little 2 year old who, after 12 years, has blossomed into the best grandchild anyone could ever wish for.  She is polite, caring, quite, unselfish, beautiful (looks just like her mother), etc., etc.  Anyway, I think you get the picture.  We love her very much.  BUT!!!!!!!!  Then our little grandson came along.  He is the total opposite of our granddaughter.  We only have one child & this is his first baby.  Our little one is turning three in a few days & quickly catching up with his big sister.  Papa & I never knew how much love we could have for a child like we feel for him.  Don't get me wrong, we love our son, but a grandchild is an extension to our son who easily absorbs all our love & attention.  He loves to scream & pitch fits when he doesn't get his way, and he loves to throw things, but hay....what 3 year old doesn't????  We have learned how to "duck" fast when he is around.  I catch myself observing other 2 & 3 year olds now & it seems that they all have the same traits.  As you can tell, we love this child sooooo much & things have changed considerably since he has come into our lives.  He loves helping whenever he can.  On one of the days that we kept care of him, he wanted to help me clean the house.  He was so adorable.  He pushed the broom around the house with so much effort &  loaded the dryer with the cutest little grunts, then he help make the beds with a few jumps on the bed & with the sweetest little laugh, he helped Papa wash the car with such little effort & he even helped Nana bake cookies. 

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Below is  a very good 30 minute video to watch.  Please don't just watch a piece of it, please watch it ALL! I did & it brought me to tears & it changed my heart. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7y2KsU_dhwI

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