Discovery Bottles for Babies

On Pinterest, I have seen a ton of the most beautiful bottles filled with little trinkets for babies to explore so I thought I would make one for my grandson. I added a few straws to an empty water bottle and screwed the lid on tight. I thought he might like the rattle sound or enjoy shaking the bottle or at least holding it...

The bottle kept slipping from his hands while I tried to take a picture.  He got mad and cried and so we moved on to something else. We will wait a few months and try this idea again.

Grandma's name

Before my first grandson was born, we talked about what our grandchildren would call us. I insisted that I didn't want to be given any pet names. I just wanted us to go by grandma and grandpa. And then one day, my grandson came up to me and called me Mema. It was as clear as a bell. He kept saying it over and over again. I asked my daughter if she was calling me Mema at home and she promised that she wasn't. A few days later, my grandson called my husband Pepa.

I felt good about knowing that my grandson came up with these names all by himself so my hubby and I wear the name Mema and Pepa proudly!  

Sleeping babies

While my daughter and her hubby were spending a much needed evening out with their good friends, Grandpa and I were keeping watch over our two grandsons. Although I could see both boys sleeping soundly through the video monitors, I kept sneaking up into their rooms to make sure they were okay.

They sleep so sound, so peacefully.