Meet the (Grand)parents

After a few days at home as just the three of us, our visitors arrived. First, Grammy and Grandpop. Then Nana and Papa. And last but not least, Grandma and Gramps. With three sets of grandparents, Parker gets a lot of attention and love. And Jeremy and I welcomed a lot of extra help. Only grandparents are excited -- giddy, even -- to change dirty diapers and hold a fussy baby.

Grammy and Grandpop were here throughout Parker's first week. So they were pretty helpful in teaching us how to cut Parker's fingernails, which are really little claws, and assisting us with Parker's first sponge bath. That bath was a traumatic experience, for Parker and for me, but we can dedicate a separate post for that.

Grammy and Grandpop

Nana and Papa arrived for the beginning of Parker's second week. With their help and encouragement, we took Parker out to lunch at a real restaurant. And we also learned a few extra tricks to burp the little man, as well as to calm him down.

Nana and Papa

Grandma and Gramps arrived in Parker's third week to celebrate not just Parker's arrival, but Parker's first Thanksgiving. We learned a few new tricks for treating diaper rash and cooking a ridiculous amount of food while holding a baby.

Grandma and Gramps

Grandparents. Not too shabby, hey Parker?

Parker, Two Weeks Old