Grandmas are for loving.

We were thrilled to have Grandma out to visit again this weekend.  That means that in the first 8 months of 2010, Grandma has been out four times.

1.  For Jude's baby shower (Jude was -2 months old)
2.  After Jude was born (Jude was 2 weeks old)
3.  Early in summer (Jude was 3 months old)
4.  Late in summer (Jude was 6 months old)

It is so fun for her to see how much he changes between each trip out here!  And of course, Jude showed off all of his gummy smiles to her during her visit -- we are still sans teeth.  We are all convinced that they are comings soon, however.  That being said, we have been convinced that they were coming soon since he was about 3 months old.  Jude's in a bad mood?  Teething.  Jude is tugging at his ear?  Teething.  Jude woke up in the middle of the night?  Teething.  Jude doesn't eat chicken?  Teething.

Jude was stubborn on one thing this weekend.  No matter how much he loves his Grandma, he will not roll over for her.  No way.  He can't see the purpose in rolling over when he knows that he will end up on his stomach and that is a horrible place to be in.  Even if Grandma strategically places all of your toys over your right shoulder and sneakily places your left arm across your body to encourage you to reach for them.  Don't be ridiculous, Grandma.  I can always chew on my feet.

We spent most of the weekend doing my favorite activitiy...sitting around and looking at Jude.  And I was relieved to know that it is also one of my mom's favorite activities.  When I asked her what she wanted to do for the couple of days that she was here, she actually said the words "I'm fine just sitting here watching Jude."  So that's what we did.  And boy was it a great weekend with the mommies, Grandma, and Jude.