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| Making a "mountain" out of play dough! |
Yesterday was Mike's day off and although it may not make sense, I asked him to take her to daycare as most days he is in a hurry to beat traffic so it would not make sense for him to drop her off. He didn't seem to have as hard of a time dropping her off as I did :-( The letter of the week at daycare is M. The picture above is her engaging in an activity with the rest of the kids.
This morning was difficult. As soon as she saw her shoes and socks, she started to whimper and tell me no. I was able to get them on her, but she quickly threw a fit and wanted to take them off. She was successful... She took her time eating an apple that she found and wanted to watch a movie. I gave in and let her watch a movie while I finished getting ready for the day. The really bad part is that I bribed her with candy to get her in the car :-O Yup! I sure did! I know it is the irresponsible thing to do, but some days you just gotta do what you gotta do to survive :-)
We did make it to daycare. As we were walking in I stopped to talk to another mom who was on her way out. She asked me how Olivia was doing so I told her how our week had been. She was empathetic and shared that her daughter had started daycare just before she turned two and that her baby girl cried everyday for the first six weeks.... SIX WEEKS!?!? UGH! I really hope it does not take that long for her to get settled, but I can understand if it does. I miss her dearly when I am away from her.
This is the picture that they posted today. Shaving cream and dinosaurs! I would have a BLAST!
They told me today that Olivia was hanging out in the ladybug toy below and that she had the biggest smile on her face! I can picture her hanging out in there for quite a while.
I am really looking forward to this weekend when we get to sleep in (and by that I mean cuddling in bed starting at 6 am until we get hungry). It will be wonderful to spend two whole days with her! I know that Monday will be hard though. Olivia will probably wonder why we are taking her back there. I will be praying for patience and comfort.
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I had a friend share a post from a blog the other day on Facebook. I want to share it here for anyone who is willing to read it.
As a teacher, an older sister, a babysitter, and now a mother, it is something that I have pondered. It is hard to be a baby. They are fighters, each and every day. My baby girl is strong and I am so proud of her for fighting and using her voice (even though we may not understand it all the time). I think this article will be good for Mike to hear. He had no patience. I knew that about him when we got married. He can often lose his temper and get frustrated when he cannot communicate with Olivia. It will be good for him to hear how hard and frustrating it can be for her.
One last thing for tonight: A prayer request. We are praying daily that Mike will get converted to a permanent position at his job. He comes home exhausted everyday. He spends so much time commuting back and forth. When he gets converted we will finally have insurance. He will have the opportunity to transfer closer to home. He will be able to take time off and actually enjoy it. He will have more than one day off in a time. Thank you <3
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