there's nothing like the feeling you get when your baby finally reaches his/her arms out for you to hold them, or when you recognize that - for the first time - they get excited to see you. it's just an incredible feeling, and aria has started doing just that. just smiles and waves her arms when we walk in the room, her face lights up when we pick her up from church nursery, and when she wants to be held, she's started lifting her arms for you to pick her up. love love love it.
but then there's the downside...the crying and panic that sets in when we leave or even just walk out of the room. it's even worse when it's josh leaving, which is unfortunate, considering he works outside the house.... and let's not even discuss bed-time. as was mentioned in a previous post, bed-time has recently become a challenge in our household... trying to teach her to comfort herself is an important part of growing up, but due to her previous acid/tummy issues, i'm afraid of leaving her to herself if she's actually in pain...right now, i'm thinking it's just the fact that she doesn't want to go to bed.
right now i'm just struggling with the issues of being unable to leave the room without having a screaming child. i know kids are clingy when they're teething, but there are SO many reasons not to hold your child 24/7.
so.... how did you teach your kids to comfort themselves/entertain themselves once they entered the "attachment" phase? input?
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