5am wake-ups

Most of this week you woke up so very early...i had an idea that it was because you wanted time to snuggle with me, which caused me to be very concerned about you being in school and the other adult choices that I had been making. It was confirmed on Sunday morning after the 3 of us had spent all day together. You then slept in until 7am!!! I am going to need to work on changing our afternoon schedule to help you feel more connected so that you feel better about sleeping past 5am in the morning as it is not working well for either of us. However, you have found great ways to entertain yourself at home while I have been cooking, packing lunches, or just working around the house, which makes me so proud- you are growing up into an amazing lady. You cook and bring me tea or bubble water while we are doing our own things in the afternoon- ill see how we can do more together as that is what is most important.
This was a big week as it was the first full week of work for me and you had 2 days off of school, so we had Becky babysit you, which was a great success. There was another challenge this week for you...having your friends over. You are really struggling to share, which is hard to watch. You had a full blown melt down when Elliot came over- I wasn't exactly sure what to do except try to comfort you, while also explaining the boundaries. Thankfully when our other friends arrived you felt much more comfortable and it was just wonderful watching you interact with your friends. It was such a fun playgroup as you were able to play with your friends and work through some big feelings with me to support you.
There are going to be lots of big changes during these next few months between school, dad's travel and my work/school. You are not even 2 yet, which is crazy to think how much more you have to grow as you are already a person who I can't get enough of.

look at you reading all by yourself!