On another note, it's been fun seeing all these faces from the past on Facebook. I have come in contact with three ladies that I was acquainted with in high school. It doesn't seem like it's been 17 years since we last spoke to each other. I find it interesting how much we didn't know about each other then, I guess it shows how self absorbed we can be as teenagers. One woman I have known since elementary school, the other two since middle and high school. I know that for me personally, I have grown alot since that time. Believe it or not, I was very shy and quiet all those years ago. I still am, to a degree, but I have found now in my old age that I like to talk, alot! lol I'm hoping that the four of us can get to know each other better now as adults.
Pee Wee has recovered from her vaccination episode. She is back to her ornery self. We are trying to think of ways to get her to feel more comfortable with Michael. As it stands now, whenever he holds her, within minutes she is screaming her head off. She acts as though he is going to pinch her at any moment. She'll continue on and on until I take her back, then she is all smiles again. It makes it hard for me to go off and do things without her. He says she is spoiled, which riles me up. I say how else is she supposed to respond when it is just her and I all day and night, every day. She let's Caela hold her for a little while, but even that is short lived. His Mom monkey sat her a few weeks ago, for about four hours. I guess, when she wasn't sleeping, she was crying. Not sure how to help her overcome that, so any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Okay, I suppose I'd better get things going. Today is Caela's first day of Christmas vacation and I am putting her to work wrapping gifts. She asked me what I was going to do, as far as gift wrapping, when she is away to college. I told her that I would make a nice pile for her to work on when she comes home to visit. Problem solved. lol
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Glad your day was special, you are well worth it...LOL!
No suggestions for MS. P, other than letting her cry more.I know it sounds cruel, but it worked for my kids.
Tell Caela, when she is off to college, PeeWee will be big enough to help out also.
HUGS!
are you and M now living together or is he still living at his place? If that is the case, that could be the reason. From the early beginning of Julia we (M and I) had the agreement that after I had fed her (even in the middle of the night, unless he had to get up extremely early) he changed her diaper. That was his quality time with her, so that she got to know him too. Just a suggestion.
Now she smiles when she sees him, well actually she smiles at everybody... hmmmm....
I love long birthdays, esp. if presents and pampering are involved. :) That's neat you "met up with" some old friends on facebook. I discovered that one of my friends from HS is practically my neighbor! We're going to get together after the holidays. :)
Great that you are enjoying your birthday for a little longer. How fun to reconnect with hs friends. I don't think I have any I want to reconnect with! :( As far as Miss Mariss, wasn't there a study done years ago--maybe you weren't born yet---that talked about how a baby her age can only connect with one person at a time and when another person enters the room and starts talking and interacting the baby becomes stressed. I think Michael needs to just sit next to you quietly and rub her back or something while you hold her and little by little become more involved in the communication between you and Marisa. any way that is kind of what the study was about---don't know if it works!
It is wonderful that Caela is so close to you. You are going to miss more than just her wrapping skills when she goes to college!
have a wonderful almost Christmas tomorrow! Love ya!
Patti, what you said makes sense about a baby Marisa's age only being able to connect with one person. I have noticed that she becomes more fussy in large crowds. We have tried something new now for Michael. He will hold her for about 10 minutes and then when she starts to fuss, he hands her back. We do that every hour that she is awake and increase the time a little each day. Yesterday, she let him hold her for the majority of the day, he was even able to put her to sleep three times. Thanks so much for the info, it helped alot.
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