As Mother’s Day weekend was coming up, I felt the urge to visit my two grandbabies in Austin.  They are 28 months and 8 months old, so how much could they have changed since Easter, right.  I was going to find out that in the early years little humans grow and develop exponentially.  When I called to let my son and daughter-in-law know that I wanted to visit, my son sounded unusually glad to hear from me.  It seems that he had offered to babysit the girls while Laura went on a 4-day girls’ trip to NOLA.  Tres had never actually taken care of the girls solo for any length of time before this day, and probably won’t offer to do so again until they graduate high school:)  Of course, as soon as I heard the plan, I was packed and on my way to Austin.  I won’t even describe the house when I got there 5 hours later.  The good news is, everyone was still alive and no one had wasted away yet.  Hazel, the 9 month old, has been breast fed her entire life and when she was presented with a bottle, she emphatically pushed it away with such fervor that we could see that wasn’t going to work.  We tried different types of cups to no avail.  Finally we called mom and she suggested mixing it with her favorite cereal.  Worked like a charm.  So we could feed them at least.  Ivy, the 28 month old, fed herself thank goodness; but wanted lots of conversation, interaction, and just general attention.  The two adults traded off from time-to-time, so neither kid got too bored with their “adult of the moment.”  The amount of energy required to keep up with two little ones is astonishing.  By 8 pm each night, they were bathed and in bed.  Every night we tried to stay up and watch a movie, but both were mouth open~catching flies within minutes of starting it.  I loved my Mother’s Day weekend with my grandbabies, but must admit I’ve never been so glad to see my daughter-in-law when she returned Monday.  She certainly deserved a weekend off, I can attest.