Separation Anxiety

I believe Toni is starting to show early signs of separation anxiety and while now it's kind of cool, I'm sure later it won't be. So a few days ago she was playing in her crib and all was well. I was trying to take care of a few things while she played. At one point, I walked by her crib and peeped in to make sure she was ok. She looked up at me, i smiled and she just started crying! I mean she was perfectly fine and then all of a sudden she just started crying. It was almost as if she just remembered that I hadn't been in sight for a few minutes and now that I was there she wanted me. And I admit... I liked it. hahaha... my baby needs me! Why wouldn't I feel great about that? So I picked her up and instantly she was better. That was instance one.

Yesterday when she and I got home after picking her up at the school I had her in her crib again playing while I changed and got settled in. This time I made sure that when I passed by the crib to make sure she didn't see me. So this time she played just fine and didn't cry. Then I got her, and took care of her.... bath feed her, etc. It was still a bit early so I figured she could play a little more. So I set her in her exersaucer and she got right to playing. That was in the living room. I walked over to the kitchen (just a few steps away) but because I was behind the counter she couldn't see me and immediately she started crying. And I don't mean whining type crying. I mean full out balling with the silent but crying pauses. So I went over to her to calm her down and let her know I was there. Basically I had to stay in her sight otherwise she would cry.

So like I said, I believe the beginning of the separation anxiety stage is well under way. Aside from that, she is still the happy baby and loves being around people, especially other kids. In fact this past weekend we had a play date at Kathy's and she was so happy to be around the kids. Ok so she doesn't show it so much in this pic, but she was really happy. I think in this picture she was trying to figure out why all of us were so excited they were all sitting in the same chair. haha... she is all feet in this picture. Anyway, I figure soon enough she will probably hit the stranger anxiety stage as well where anyone she doesn't see regularly will not be able to just hold her like they can now.

She's growing so fast. I mean she HAS been growing fast but the older she gets the more apparent it almost is. Maybe it's just because I'm her mother but this morning she looked a little older already. Today while she was playing in her exersaucer she played a little differently. In addition to her regular play, this time she bounced a lot in her exersaucer. My princess is growing up so fast!