Last week I only had my little girl one day ~ Monday. The rest of the week she and her mom were sick (and she wasn't scheduled for Friday). That one day went really well.
This week has been a totally different story. We've had a lot of crying, and missing "mommy." Monday was long because her mom had an appointment after work, but yesterday wasn't easy either ~ every time one of the kids opened/closed the front door, she was in tears ~ and at times, screaming/crying.
This morning her mom came in with her in hopes that she'd settle better, but it actually turned out worse. She's sitting here on my lap and mostly "content" (if you can call it that), but it looks like it could be another long day.
Full-time babysitting is a bit of an adjustment for all of us. Of course, if every day was like the first day, it probably wouldn't be a terribly difficult adjustment, but i feel badly for the poor girl who is having such a hard time with it all, and for the mom who's heart probably rips a little everytime she has to leave her crying daughter.
Personally I'm a little surprised by all the emotions involved... feels a bit like training (boot camp) for our pending adoption. Scarey?? Lol... maybe a little sometimes. It is common for adopted children to cry a lot in the first days or months ~ and who can blame them? But it's hard for most of us to hear the crying and sometimes be totally helpless to calm the child. The reading i've done already is coming back to give some perspective, so that's a good thing... ex. "don't take it personally."
Ok, she's done sitting here... more later (maybe ~ lol)
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