Mike was out of town for 2 nights and you would have thought that Libby didn't think she would ever see him again. She had major anxiety - she wouldn't sleep in her own bed, she didn't want me to leave her in a room alone, and she wanted lots and lots of cuddling.
Last night I knew he was going to be home a little after her bedtime, so I told her that he would be home only if she slept in her own bed and that when he got home he would come in and say "goodnight" to her. Wouldn't you know that it worked! I was worried that she'd have to sleep with me again but she went to bed without a fuss and didn't wake up until the morning - except to say goodnight to Dad.
On a side note, I seem to get sick every time Mike leaves town. And not just a little sniffle - one time Libby gave me Hand, Foot, and Mouth and this time I found out that walking pneumonia has been going around the daycare after I'd been hacking for a few days. It's so fun to be a single parent while feeling miserable!
TLA
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Anxiety while Daddy's away
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Mlmo
Libby has been learning so much lately. She knows many animal sounds and has developed a recent obsession with Elmo although she calls him "Mlmo". She is also very serious about Mlmo. The other night we were out to eat and she had an Elmo bib on. She was eating and laughing then very suddenly would point to her bib and say "Mlmo" a few times and then back to having fun.
We've been so busy lately but here are some recent pictures most are from last weekend when we went to St. Louis to celebrate my birthday and also my brother's birthday.
Libby is laughing at my brother's cat, Turbo.
Libby loves to swing and I thought this picture was just so cute!
Grandma is showing Libby a scarecrow decoration. Later she wanted it to pick her up.
Libby really wants to be like Mommy. She got my shoe on and walked around the house with it for a little bit one night. She also likes to carry bags around like Mommy does. She will pick up any bag, even a plastic one from the grocery, and carry it like a purse.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Sense of humor is very important
Libby has really developed her own sense of humor. She's also not very modest because she knows she's very funny. She will just start to laugh in the car when nothing that we can determine has happened. Her other favorite thing to do is to stick out her tongue and make a "pfllt" noise. Then she just laughs and laughs and laughs. It's hard not to laugh with her even though it's a very gross thing for her to do because she gets spit all over her face and shirt. It's quite cute to be able to see her make herself laugh instead of us having to make her laugh. She's just getting so grown up!
TLA
