That's what this month is for me. I am just glad the baby is getting to be more self-sufficient so she can now do things like dress herself, brush her own hair, entertain herself on the computer, get her own cereal, turn on her own tv, read easy books herself, etc. etc. HOWEVER--I am a little torn between being glad she's not so much of a handful and also fearing that I may be saddened in just a few more short years when she is even more independent and will need us less and less and less. I don't know, it's hard to gauge how I might feel as thing progress! But my mom said the other day that I need to cuddle her as much as possible now, when she still enjoys cudding with us. I know my friend A. lamented on Facebook recently that his kids--1 of whom is the baby's exact age--are getting too big to cuddle and reject their dad's attempts--but they're boys so that's to be expected I suppose. The baby still loves to cuddle with us, sit on our laps, and have our arms around her all the time.
She's been coming to work with me yesterday, today and tomorrow, then next week she starts 2 weeks of arts camp that I suggested to S we put her in. She will have percussion instrument playing in the morning and poetry writing in the afternoon!
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yeah just enjoy physical affection while it's there naturally, & dont do what my mom did and force a kid to hug and kiss you and hold your hand once that cuddly window closes- eish! not only did it make me resent her, but it also made me get the eebie jeebies regarding any form of affection for the entirity of my teen years!! Hopefully she'll just be the natural cuddly type forever, though!
I hear ya.
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