GRANDPARENTS’ GALORE

🌷Phil's parents have only met Evie once (when she was a newborn.) So much has changed in these 8 months. Her personality is in full force. She's a total goofball. She laughs and giggles. She claps her hands! She's learning to use her toothbrush (proud mom moment when I saw her imitating me in the bathroom, brushing my teeth this week!)

As much as she has grown and changed, she's also developing her preferences. For the most part, when Evie meets someone new, she is skeptical at first, and then just as fast, starts interacting and "cheesing" up a storm. But on occasion, she meets someone and immediately cries.

Evie also knows her people. She shows a strong preference for her inner circle - mom, dad, Darla, Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Alex. She knows us and loves on us. She cuddles us and bites our shoulders. 

We were all very curious how Evie was going to react to her southern grandparents' arrival. It didn't go terrible, but there was definite room for improvement.

Evie and Robin ("Lollie") became fast friends. For a woman who only has one other grandchild, and raised 4 boys, she certainly knew how to win our little lady over. All the toys (for Evie and Darla)! All the cute outfits! Robin got on the floor with Evie and played, played, played. They were fast friends. My favorite moment of theirs was when Robin held her, and Robin immediately started crying. 

As for Bruce ("Zayde"), things didn't go quite as we hoped. Evie cried....and cried and cried. She calmed down when Bruce walked around the house with her, but for the most part, she was skeptical of her Zayde.

Bruce is a kind, gentle man. He's quiet, intellectual, and particular. He's a brilliant man, but also one I wouldn't call "warm." I like that Bruce is dry and straight-forward. I like that he has a scientific mind and can hold an extremely intelligent conversation. I find his humor and wit refreshing. Being in Minnesota, the passive-aggressive, overly-nice, everything is "fine" gets old. 

Regardless, Evie is mostly around women, so perhaps that is why she wasn't Bruce's biggest fan (yet). A similar situation happened at the tea the two of us attended a few weeks back (Evie was not a fan of Richard!) Or, perhaps Evie could feel that Bruce wasn't feeling 100%. Or perhaps Evie is just playing hard to get. I, for one, am determined that these two become friends. After all, what is better than grandparents?

Regardless, Evie doesn't know Robin and Bruce yet. I hope this changes. Phil and I plan to bring her to Tennessee soon to see where he grew up. It will be another opportunity for our Peach Puff to spend time with her Southern family. After all, these are her people too, even if she hasn't spent as much time with them.🌷