An angel from the north

My mom came to meet Henry and give us a hand for about 10 days... it was hard to figure out the best time for her to come because I figured having her here when Henry was born would be really helpful, but we also wanted her to be here for the baptism and I didn't want to waste a minute of her precious visit time on waiting to go into labor.  So we took a chance that we could manage for the first two weeks, and asked her to come a couple weeks after my due date.

Now that I'm back to being on my own during the day, I appreciate all the more how valuable it is to have someone around to hold the baby when I want to, say, go to the bathroom, take a shower, get something to eat, even wash my hands after a diaper change.  Henry is pretty reasonable at night, so she didn't have to be up rocking him for hours in the night like, ahem, another child to which I'm resisting comparing him in the interest of sibling harmony and helping them build a strong relationship (the sibling book on my nightstand that I'm not actually reading but going with my friend's description of says to avoid any comparisons).  But there was plenty to do during the day!  Plus, party prep, running various errands and helping to entertain Grace and provide some adult conversation for me were wonderful.  And Henry loved to snuggle with his GoGo (and she's an ace at getting him to burp - gold star, Mom!).

A few pictures - although since we were at home in our yoga pants a lot of the time and Henry is a second child, there aren't nearly as many as there should be!

And just in time for Mother's Day - a giant thank you for coming!  And for loving my kiddos so much. We love you!