Grandmothers Love for her Grandchildren

When people tried to explain a grandmother’s  love for grandchildren, I never understood it. They said as much as you loved your own children, the love for your grandchildren is 10 times more. This didn’t make sense to me because I would die for my children, how could I possibly love another child More than my own.

Well here I am, a grandma, with my little prince! I still don’t think I love him more than my own children but I would do anything for this boy. As a grandparent you get to use all the “good” love. All that other love you use for disciplining, waking during the night, making sure they eat right, and all the parenting love is no more. A Grandparents love is special, you get to spoil them, buy them things and not practical stuff, Fun stuff. You can give ice cream for dinner and hugs for dessert. Their faces light up when you walk in the door, and most all, you’re only concern is to make them happy!

One of my dreams was to be able to be home so I could watch my grandchildren while their parents worked. Well guess what??? I get to watch my prince 4 days a week. I love each morning when his face lights up when he sees his “Mimi”, we get to play all day and I love every minute.

He just turned 6 months… already… how time flies!! I get to watch his every milestone and it’s just as exciting as when my own children did it. I still say he’s so advanced for his age and I’m sure my friends have had about enough of me talking about him.

I decided to start a grandma baby book or journal. I wished my grandmother had a journal about what life was like when she became a grandmother. I had so many questions and I compare myself to her quite often, thinking, “What did she do”. Prince probably won’t give a hoot about what I write, but maybe one of my future grandchildren will (optimistic here). This journal I’ll keep private and they’ll also have my blog to read.

Here’s a few things I wish someone told me about being a grandmother.

• You may cry every time you look at the baby the first month because you can’t control how happy you are
• You won’t mind changing a diaper
• You can’t wait for the baby to wake up
• You’ll get puked on and laugh
• You will go to the children department first at the store
• You will see your child as a baby all over again
• You will have to bite your tongue and keep opinions to yourself (telling only the important ones)
• You will watch and maybe hover when other people are holding them
• Bragging becomes ok (you now understand all those people who annoyed you)
• Most of all You will love like you have never loved before!!

What tips do you have for me? What am I missing?