Day 7 of the Letter Writing Challenge

          Jr. is crawling everywhere now. It's pretty amazing to think that just two weeks ago she was trapped on her play mat. It's good she can get where she wants to because when I put her down on the mat and she doesn't want to be there, she simply leaves. There are downsides, of course, like following me into the kitchen when I'm trying to clean or make food and whining or crying for me to pick her up. Or when, like yesterday, when I turned my back to clean up in the kitchen and turned around to see that she had completely emptied her diaper bag all over the place. She has also tried to get into various things she shouldn't, which is only natural. First there were the wires and then the plants. Jr. is so sensitive that a firm "NO" will reduce her to tears instantly. Unfortunately, she'll cry on the spot for quite some time with big tears slipping down her face and it takes quite a bit of time for her to get over it. But, she hasn't touched the wires since. Same goes for the plants except for yesterday when I watered them; I guess curiosity got the better of her. Before I could stop her she had plunged her hand in the mud. 

       Her sleep has taken a turn for the weird. Some nights she'll sleep right through. Other nights, like Monday night, she woke up at 1:30 and refused to go back to sleep until 3. We tried letting her cry it out for 20 minutes but she just got herself more upset. So I ended up holding her in my arms while in the rocking chair. I thought it would make her sleep or at least drowsy but she was awake as ever when I put her back down in the crib; her crying hiccups had stopped though. She whimpered a bit 15 minutes later but was fine after that. Last night was much better. She woke up at 10 and refused the suess. So rather than try anything else, I held her like the night before, this time for only 5 minutes. She went down and didn't wake up until this morning (at 6am mind you, but it was the morning!). Anyhow, I don't know what's going on but I hope it doesn't become a habit!

Dear Ex,

First serious relationships in high school are awkward and so first serious break-ups in high school are even more so. I'm not particularly happy with how things ended but what's done is done. I wish you well.

Your Ex