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April 4, 2007
Welcome home, girls!
I knew there would be an adjustment period when the girls came back from Maryland. I figured there would be some grumpiness, some tiredness, and a whole lot of clinginess. I was right on the qualities, but a little off on the proportions.
Katie is an incredibly stubborn kid, and there are a lot of things that have to be done on her schedule, or you can't get them done at all. Even her tantrums aren't done until she says they're done, even if the crying phase has come to it's conclusion. That can be a little mortifying if you're, say, in the doctor's tiny, echoing exam room. I'm pretty sure other patients thought Katie was being tortured, and it wasn't even her day to see the doctor! Oh, and the reason for the tantrum? I wouldn't let her lick the doctor's floor.
Aside from the crying, though, tired worked out in my favor. Both girls took extra long naps today. I kept thinking back to that peaceful time when Jamie flipped out because the receipt from Fry's didn't magically and instantly go from the cashier's hand to hers. And when Katie freaked out because Grandpa (I think she meant Daddy) wasn't the one who buckled her into her carseat on the way home.
The loud has been balanced by lots of unexpected hugs, a few Mama pile-ons, and one very sweet and touching choke-hold.
Posted by me at April 4, 2007 8:38 PM