Oma

I cannot believe how nice some people are. If I asked you to buy your own plane ticket to come over and watch my kid for a week and a half for no pay would you do it? But here was Oma, happy to do it, thrilled to have a chance to connect with her first great-grandchild, who up to this point would just push her away with a resound NO.

On top of that Oma cleaned our whole house, cooked meals, baked cookies, did laundry, all the while knitting a blanket for a girls orphanage. I am not kidding. For a split second I wondered what was wrong with me that I was not handy like that, but then once I thought about it nobody I know is like that.

Eva would certainly try to get away from her, but once I was out of the house she had no choice but to get her hugs and entertainment from Oma. And towards the end they would sit and read and play together. When Eva was sick and throwing up mucus Oma was happy to snuggle her. When Eva wanted to go outside Oma would get the buggy down the flight of stairs despite her arthritis and go walk in the snow.

And then at the end of it Oma got Eva's cold. I hope she gets better soon.