Crazed grandmas: why?

My husband and I are very lucky to have wonderful mothers who are supportive and incredible and love us and our baby very much. I don’t think we could do this without them. We are lucky they are still around and that the baby gets to have relationships with his grandparents.

That said, they’ve both been pretty much crazed since baby was born! For both of them, the drive to see the baby feels like an obsession! It’s making it hard for them to respect boundaries, etc, but we’re finding our way through with them.

But I’m posting because I want to understand: why are grandmas like this?! It’s not just our moms, I know it, I read so many posts on here about crazed grandmas who desperately want to see and hold the baby. I have so many friends experiencing the same thing: grandmas who are just crazed about seeing the baby.

Explain it to me! I get being excited over babies - I’m gaga over my baby and all others - but this is like extreme…