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That's awesomenes!!

My mom! When she comes she cooks and cleans without us asking. She came after both pregnancies and was so helpful. We barely cooked or cleaned or did laundry. She was on top of it all!
Don't get me wrong, there are still stressful factors. But my mom is a worker bee!

yes my mom!! I love when she visits - she treats ME like the guest

Amazing! Thanks for starting a post like this!

DH and I are very lucky to have both sets of parents nearby who are both VERY VERY helpful! My mom stayed with us on/off for the first month after DS and did many, many night shifts so that we could get sleep. She's also our primary caretaker, babysitter, etc. MIL buys us groceries, brings us meals, and both grandpas are DS#1's playmates! I wouldn't have survived the first trimester without either sets of grandparents this time. And am fully confident in their support when DS#2 arrives this summer!

DH and I've been able to do regular date nights, solo vacation, etc. because of both our parents' help and involvement!

How wonderful! I have parents and inlaws that are the "roll up your sleeves type," so I can relate....my dad's currently at my house with the electrician so neither one of us has to miss work.

My sister is an amazing house guest! She came to visit when I was 8 months pregnant and organized my pantry and bathroom cabinets. When we went home for the holidays during the 4 month sleep regression, we stayed with her for a night and we went out for our first post-baby date night, and then she took over night duties except feeding so we could get some rest.

My dad is also a wonderful house guest - he knows when to give us some space and always does yard work!

My parents live in our town, so they never stay at our house, but my mom is amazing. She always brings meals, and my parents will take DS at the drop of a hat (DH had the flu earlier this season, and I had been solo parenting for 3-4 days in first trimester. We went over for dinner and they said "why don't you leave him here tonight?" It was awesome. My mom watches DS often, and will usually clean the house while he naps (if she doesn't need to work.)

My in-laws will help with a project if we ask, but they don't dive right in and it's hard for me to ask. They usually want to take over childcare duties, which is wonderful some times, and other times I want to hold my own baby!!

My MIL would totally do this

That's great!! My mom visited when DD was a week and a half old. She cooked tons of food, cleaned up her messes, fed DD while I pumped, and asked if she could do laundry. She made us go on a date one night (out to dinner), and I felt so at peace with her being with DD.

Whenever we are at their house visiting, my mom always offers to be woken up if DD needs to be rocked to sleep during the night.

Above all, she recognizes that all babies are different and never assumes something that worked with her kids will work with DD.