This morning I get up thinking "wa-hoo, I can go workout!! No more long mornings with Reagan wondering what on earth I am going to do to entertain her!!" We ate breakfast, she played. I made the bed and clean up little. Put my gym clothes on, wait for Tache to come over, load up, run a few errands and head to the gym. (I realize that I probably should have gone a little sooner, it was now noon and Reagan usually lays down around 1 ) I go up to the desk and buy a Kids Club ticket for Reagan, it's three dollars for 2 hours. I take her in there, sign her in, talk to the lady a little bit about all the rules. Reagan looks around. There are about 5 other kids in there, so she walks over to them and starts coloring and just looking at them. The lady said she would page me if she needed me or if Reagan needed a diaper change and we leave.
We walk around the gym, go upstairs, out to the pool, check out the class schedule and then I get on the tread mill. A couple minutes goes by and I hear "Erin Snider, Erin Snider." I already knew what that meant. I walk downstairs and head towards the Kids Club, there is a door with a small window on it and I could see the lady holding Reagan and she is crying. Of course. So I go in there and she pretty much jumped out of the lady's arms and into mine. She had been crying so hard she was taking deep breaths, her eyes were all red and she just looked pitiful. Poor thing, I knew that would happen. She is so attached to me and I never leave her with anyone except Darrin or Tache so this was totally new for her. But it's good for her too, this is what she needs. It's just going to take time.
Now we are home and she is napping. We just have to take it one day at a time, slowly she will get used to it and will stay in there longer. Until then, I will just have to consider a 10 minute work out a good work out!!
4 comments:
this happened to Reese the first 2 or 3 times when his sister wasnt with him...i would be in the middle of class and they would page me...ugh!!!....hang in there...she will learn t love it and you will enjoy the time as well!
Sweet Rea, it will take time but she loves being around other kids so much that she will eventually love it! Hope y'all have a great day!
Def agree! Just takes time to get used to it, and she will love the other kids. Make sure to wash her hands well before and after. End of Jan is bad time of year and those places are full of germs! BUT good for her immune system to be around it. :)
This is just the beginning of all the stepping stones to independence. She will need your "tough love". Helping her feel loved and secure, helps you to be able to walk away the first day at gym, mothers day out, preschool, kindergarten, vacation bible school and many many more first times. And yes, Megan hit the head on the nail.....carry your travel size hand sanitizer for the both of you.
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