Last night was rough again with Mckayla, even MeiMei got really upset and left her usual spot on top of our bed and slept under the blanket. I put Mckayla to bed around 10PM last night. She woke up crying at 2AM. I didn’t want to take her back to our bed since Ted was away and I was worried she might fall off the bed again. I went to her room to check on her. She stopped crying when she saw me and wanted me to pick her up. The moment I picked her up, she leaned in on my shoulder and fell asleep. I held her for a bit longer than put her back in the crib. I went back to bed myself but had a hard time falling asleep. By the time I was dozing off, she woke up crying again. It’s 3AM and it’s only been an hour. Went to her room again to check on her. She stopped crying and wanted to be picked up just like last time. She fell asleep shortly and I went back to bed again. Then, the Mckayla crying alarm went off again at 4AM, then again at 5AM, and one more time at 6AM. I was exhausted when my alarm went off at 7AM so I snoozed to sleep in for another 5 minutes. After I got up and even before I was able to hop in the shower, I already heard her crying next door. I checked the monitor to make sure everything was fine and hopped in the shower. When I got out and went to her room to check on her, Mckayla’s face was already covered with tears. I took her out of her crib and changed her diaper and out of her pajamas. She was happy and giggling again, and wanting to play MeiMei. But as I try to put her in the playpen so I can let MeiMei out, she started screaming again. The moment I picked her up, the crying stopped and the happy smile’s back on her face again. I couln’t put her down the entire morning without her getting really upset. So I had to hold her while I pack up my bags and lunch for work. Because I couldn’t hold her while I feed MeiMei her meds, I sat her down on the floor. She screamed and cried the entire time, and grabbed my leg so tightly that I had to drag her around the floor. I was surprised at her sudden attachement but when the Nanny showed up, Mckayla was back to her usual self again, smiling and waving bye bye to me when Nanny took her over. I think she knows they’re heading out to the park after I leave.
16 Oct
Sudden Attachment
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