April Showers Bring a Grandchild

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4… Baby is almost here and I am not sleeping at all. I am so excited about my daughter giving birth to her second baby girl! I think not living close by to my daughter sometimes makes me feel anxious. I doubt my daughter even knows how thrilled I am about the baby's arrival, with all that she has on her plate.

Working moms have to juggle so many things at once. In my daughter's case, she's balancing a career, baby-to-be, a 3 year old, her husband, family and friends. Whew! When does my daughter get time for herself? How could I possibly ask for a mommy day? Do other grandmas feel this way too? I know how busy she is, but I miss my daughter!

The mother-daughter relationship is such an interesting phenomenon. Sometimes I feel like I am doing the cha-cha. I am constantly checking myself out to make sure I do not overstep my daughter's wishes. The truth is though that sometimes I wish my daughter would let me be mommy again and just hold her and give her a hug and a kiss for love and encouragement. Sometimes I wish that she would let me help out. Of course, my daughter Amy has a nanny for her 3-year-old Molly. The nanny is there to help. When she is not, Amy does it all.

It was funny to see my daughter online at 3am last week when we both could not sleep. Because of baby's imminent arrival, Amy is uncomfortable and not sleeping well. I think of my daughter every night not sleeping, while wishing I were there to comfort her and be an extra set of hands. As I cannot, I go to my computer and was happy to have mommy time with Amy online. It was nice to talk and LOL a bit. I will take any chance I have to be connected.