I Want My Mommy!

The last two weeks Emma Claire has been very clingy to Mommy. She won't hardly let me out of her sight. It is to the point where she won't let anyone have anything to do with her at all. Friends say it's just a phase and that their children went through the same thing. This morning started like any other morning but when it was time for Benjamin to go to work Emma Claire wanted nothing more than to love on him before he left. It was so sweet to see her laying her head on his shoulders and saying "Daddy" softly. Of course, Benjamin took advantage of that love and even stayed home a little longer to be with her. Then when we got to school she saw Sara (a friend of mine at work) and and took off running for her to hold her. Maybe we are moving out of this clinginess! Yea! : )

On another note, Emma Claire has started sounding a little hateful when she tells someone "No!". On the way to work this morning I was explaining to her that it was okay to choose to tell someone "No" if she didn't want to do something, but she need to do it in a polite way. We practiced saying "No, Thank You" over and over as we drove to school. Of course, she thought we were playing a game. When I would say "No" she would say "Thank You". This afternoon when I went to pick her up from her class her teacher told me that she told someone "No, Thank You" today. How great was that!! We had only worked on it this morning but it seemed to have stuck. I just pray that it continues.

She is growing up way to fast!

Comments:


comment by Rachael on 09/25/2008

Hooray for Emma Claire learning her manners! And hooray for Mommy being consistent and teaching them to her - you're doing a great job.