Two weeks ago, Keith's mom came to visit. She lives in Southwest PA and since she doesn't drive, this is first time she has come to visit us since Jacob has been born. It took some planning to figure out how she was going to get here, but in the end, Keith met up with his aunt & uncle in Winchester (which is pretty much halfway between her house and ours). He left work on Tuesday around 3pm and met them at a restaurant for dinner. Then, he and his mom drove back and got back to our house around 10pm.
Originally, that plan was going to be repeated the following Monday (with Jake and me in the car also), but plans changed and Keith's cousin's wife ended up stopping at our house on her way from AL to PA. She arrived last Wednesday evening and spent the night. Then, she and Marge left on Thursday morning and she drove Marge home. That meant that Marge stayed three days longer than she was originally supposed to, but it ended up working out fine because we didn't have to make the four plus hour drive to and from Winchester with Jake.
Jacob really enjoyed having his grandma visit us. He was a little shy at first, but after just a day or so, he really warmed up to her. Unfortunately, due to her health, she is not able to move around as quickly as Jake would want her to or to keep up with him. She read to him, helped feed him, and played with him the best she could. He really enjoyed spending time with her.
Here they are sitting on the couch reading together
She helped feed him mashed potatoes for dinner one night
Marge LOVES to take pictures and she was constantly trying to get Jacob to stand still (not an easy task!) so she could take his picture. On this day, we were playing outside and I was giving him rides up and down the driveway in the wagon. I thought it would be fun to take a picture of Marge taking a picture!
Jacob is just now starting to learn how to get on and off of things like this fun ride-on toy that he got for his birthday. He got on it one day and Marge got the idea of pushing him around. I was worried that she was going to overdo it, but she and he both had a ball! She pushed him all over the house and he laughed and laughed! I wish I had gotten it on video!!
I took this picture on the last full day that she was here. Jake was eating a snack and watching one of his Baby Genius DVDs. Marge was sitting on the couch and he walked over to her and put his hands up like he wanted to get up on her lap. It was really sweet to see him do that and I know that Marge was really happy! 
One thing that was particularly amusing to me while Marge was here was that she was constantly picking up Jacob's toys! She didn't like that they were scattered all over the house and she was always trying to "tidy up". I, on the other hand, just let the toys lay all over the house until Jacob goes to bed at night and then I pick them up. I tried to tell her that he was just going to make a mess again, but she insisted that things not lay on the floor.
Even though having an overnight guest for over a week always adds more stress, it was nice that Marge was able to come visit. Coordinating travel plans for her to get here can be tricky, but it's definitely easier for us to be here than to go stay with her. She only has a one bedroom apartment so as Jacob grows, the space seems to get smaller and smaller. And, this way, we don't have to pack up all of his things (high chair, pack and play, toys, etc) and make the five hour trip up there.
It was definitely great to see her and Jacob interact and I know that she really enjoyed spending time with him (and us! lol). She mentioned to me that she hopes she is able to come back again soon, so maybe we'll coordinate another trip in the Fall.
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