Grandparent love!

We were so blessed to have both sets of Grandparents come visit shortly after Brooke's arrival.  Since we recently moved down to Texas we now live so far from our family :( so it was extra special that they could come and visit.  :)  We also put them to work helping with the move.  I know for a fact we wouldn't have been able to survive those first few weeks without their help! I also know that Brooke (okay, me) misses having her grandparents here to hold her while I nap.  We are looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas so we can see them again!

My parents arrived the day we were discharged from the hospital and ended up staying with us at our apartment for a week and a half.  I was a little hesitant about having house guests (especially considering how small our old apartment was) but it was such a huge help to have them ready and willing whenever I needed them!  My parents were awesome and didn't even complain about sleeping on the couch/air mattress.  In addition to helping with Brooke they also packed and moved our old apartment, cleaned our new apartment prior to moving in, unpacked boxes and set up all the nursery furniture.

Brett's parents arrived the weekend after mine left and were just in time to help us get settled into our new place and make sure we were prepared to handle the next while on our own.  They made a quick trip but will be back for Thanksgiving next month.  Brooke enjoyed going with them to watch Brett coach a football game and slept through the whole thing! We greatly appreciated their help deep cleaning the old apartment, getting things set up in our new apartment, cooking some food for the freezer and assisting in a grocery shopping effort that should last for a while.

Like I said before, I can't even imagine what those first few weeks would have been like without all their help.  They did countless little things that made life easier. I'm pretty sure we would be starving, sleep deprived and living in the chaos of an unorganized move if it were for Brooke's loving grandparents!