The Grandma Days

I have just come back from spending almost a week with my daughter and son in law, and granddaughter. It was, let's see- exciting, tiring, fulfilling, touching, worrisome, and treasured. I slept in the nursery with the baby, which was totally fine with me. It was her first time sleeping all night in her big crib, and not in the bassinet in her parents room. I was a transition! She is simply lovely. 5 weeks old while I was there, and starting to do some fun things. She actually rolled from tummy to back 4 times while I was there. That was exciting, but I kept thinking that she was already growing too fast!! I'm sure she is and will continue to do so. She resembles her mother a lot at that age, and sometimes, I could almost flashback to holding my daughter, while looking at her.
I remember when my kids were babies, thinking it would never end- the night feedings, and the diapers, and never ending laundry. Now, when I am with Kahlan, I am thinking, please don't let it end so fast! It has become impossible for me to go anywhere without thinking about that baby. I see things in a store and I wonder if she'd like it, or would it fit her. I see moms with their kids and wonder what it will be like for Kathy to take her shopping for school supplies and clothes. People told me before she came, that it would change my life. I'll admit, I didn't really understand it. I mean, I knew I would love her immediately, and that was certainly true. I didn't expect that my whole world would be different. It is. My world is very different now. My tolerance for things and interest in things has changed. If she can change me that much in 5 weeks, what will it be like in 5 years?! Time will tell.