"When a child is born..."

"...so are grandparents."

I have so enjoyed watching the transformation of Eric's parents into a fantastic pair of loving, gushing, cuddling, kissing, tickling and little bit of spoiling grandparents. Molly is their first grandchild and you can just tell that she's captured their hearts, fully and completely.

They came down from Pittsburgh a few weekends ago and we had a wonderful visit. It took Molly a little while to remember who her GG and Pop were and to warm up to them again (since she hadn't seen them since February), but it wasn't long before she was enjoying meal-time and stories with GG and tickles and giggles with Pop.

We planned on going to a Durham Bulls game, but the weather had other plans. Instead, we enjoyed a leisurely dinner at Tyler's Taproom. The fun thing about having a baby is that, no matter where you are or how plans change, you have built-in entertainment. All four of us enjoyed just watching Molly (I call it "parent-TV"). We must have looked a bit silly, four adults, completely smitten with this little person, just staring at her, laughing and gushing over every little thing she did, every sound she produced, every face she made. This is my absolute favorite "grandparent picture" because it completely captures the enamored state of these two newbie grandparents. They're both so taken with this adorable little girl that they want a picture of her on their phones so anytime they make/receive a call they can look at this sweet face. They look like the papparazzi, don't they? Love it! I'm very thankful that Molly has so many people in her life that love her so much. She's been blessed with 4 amazing grandparents, 3 wonderful great-grandmothers, and loads of aunts, uncles and cousins. What a lucky girl! Many people can't say that they have one family that they can count on. I feel so blessed to be part of TWO families that love, guide, and support us on a daily basis, even if it's from far away.

On a side note, GG Frueh doesn't have the corner-market on spoiling little girls. Here's Molly wearing her cute-as-can-be new denim skirt that arrived in the mail from Grandma Schillinger in NY. We're looking forward to our trip to NY in June when Grandma and Poppy get their turn for kisses and cuddles and papparazzi photo sessions :-)