My 1st Parenting Struggle...The Phase

SEPARATION ANXIETY. Oh My! Mommy can't even look the other way, let alone walk out the room. 101% of my time, energy, smiles, and physical self is to be focused entirely on my son, according to him. If not this happy adventerous smiling 10 month old turns into a screeching, screaming, shaking, tense, little red face, tearful baby boy.
Oh my, oh my...what am I to do? Ignore it and pray he stops...stop everything I need and should be doing to give him what he wants...find something else to entertain him while I do the laundry or wash dishes....put him in the stroller and have accompany to every part of the apartment....I've tried it all.
EXHAUSTING! I pray that this phase passes SOON. From what i've read and heard it's the time in his life when he realizes he is no longer a part of, as he once believed we were one in the same. So when I walk out the room, it's almost like he's just lost in space and mommy might be gone forever because he can't see her. He has to learn, perhaps through games of peek-a-boo that just because he doesn't see something, it doesn't mean it no longer exist.....I guess so. For now i'll just keep saying, "mommy will be right back". Any othe suggestions?

So life goes on

So two weeks after the elections, the sun continues to rise, the 4 train continues to have delays, and American Soliders continue to die in Iraq. Life goes on. So i've decided to write a top five list of the lastest things in my life.

1) I pay rent now...and a con edison bill.
2) My son is learning to walk....what I call the "drunk man wobble".
3) I've got an interview for NYC Teaching Fellows...might achieve that teaching dream afterall.
4) I'm broke....but i'm happy.
5) My novel is still on hold...who know's when i'll complete it....but I will.

Oh yeah, let's not forget above all these and included in each is...I know God's love and greatness.

November 2nd

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Mo's 23rd Birthday!