Since the other day, Valeria has been really attached to me; to the point where if she doesn’t see me she becomes fussy and whimper cries until I come back into view. It’s made doing anything extremely difficult.
Just yesterday, I had to play human mattress to her because all she wanted to do was sleep on me. I don’t mind to be fair, I know around this age is when the “clingy” behaviour starts. It is part of her development, that she experiencing separation anxiety. She’s becoming more aware of the world and feeling separated from me and my husband makes her feel unsafe since she depends on us a lot.
On the same note, I can not hold her while standing up and swaying all day and I can’t always play human mattress. So what is the best course of action? At this point, I have to play by her rules and make time in between passing her off to my husband to do the necessary chores. Or if she is awake, I lay her next to me with a bunch of her toys, hoping and praying, they distract her long enough for me to sort and fold laundry.
I know this is temporary and I keep reminding myself of that all the time. I should enjoy this time, it definitely gives me chances to read while she lays on me sleeping. But I am such a busy body, that all I keep thinking about are all the to-do’s on my list. I deleted all my social media, so I have nothing to fiddle on any more, so I think about my to-do’s list. It’s been great don’t get me wrong, and I think I’ll do a post regarding it.
My husband was able to put her down for her late afternoon nap, so she is currently sleeping behind me in her bassinet. I don’t want to stray too far, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to write. She needs a good nap, so I’m hoping for a solid hour and a half or even two!
It’s a beautiful day, might take Valeria for a stroll this evening when she gets up from her nap. We’ll see! Also, gym day…UGH.
Ciao!!
Mama on the Move 