Super Nonni :) My Mom

My parents live 5 hours away. When I moved to Arlington after high school, being 5 hours away from my parents seemed like the greatest thing EVER! Now, 9 years later I've made a life in DFW and having my family so far is really hard. Especially when it comes time for big events like holidays, my wedding, buying our house, being pregnant, and the arrival of Owen. I needed my family here. My mom has a job that allows her to save up a crazy amount of vacation time. She has spent the last 2 full weeks here with me and Owen. The husband stayed home for the first week with us too. It has been great! I really am a first timer when it comes to babies. In the last 2 weeks I've basically spent all day everyday doing something for the first time. Everything from changing a diaper to pushing a stroller...I'd never done it before Owen. Luckily Owen has no idea.

My mom is known as a "busy body". She is extremely efficient. She has done so much laundry, cooking, and cleaning, and all while teaching me how to do all the mommy things. She has made these first 2 weeks as a first time mom so easy. I've had breakfast in bed, gourmet dinners, folded laundry, and help in ways that I can't explain. If it weren't for her being here, the husband and I would have suffered from greasy take out, tears from exhaustion, and we would probably be out of clean underwear.

I'm so glad she was able to come here and spend time with her first grand baby in his first 2 weeks of life. I know he'll never remember it, but I will.

She has to take the 5 hour drive home tomorrow, and then we'll slowly run out of her delicious leftovers and clean underwear. But we'll survive. And hopefully Owen will survive his first bath alone without his Nonni.

Thank you Mom!