Waiting for Mama

 

The baby is now a toddler! He understands object permanence and protests loudly when I have to leave the house. When I was reading about object permanence in The Wonder Weeks, I thought that separation anxiety would only last two weeks. Eight months later, my son still protests when I leave for the restroom or to go upstairs but, thankfully, the waterworks only get turned on when my son realises that I'm going out of the house (for errands). 

In one of his crying episodes, Val was already at a loss because the poor little one wouldn't stop crying. Nothing could console him... until they hung out by the couch and looked out of the window. My son's fascination with cars calmed him down (and he started pointing at them, saying "Ca! Ca!"). When I finally returned, he became very excited because he recognised the C230 driving up the street and parking by the driveway.

Unlike Godot, Mama always returns, my young Padawan learner.