Project 366 (Day 40)

I have a confession. Please don't misjudge this. I don't like to be home with Millie in the mornings. She doesn't like it either. After we drop Lindy off at school, she asks to go shopping. We can't afford that day in and day out and winter is a more challenging time to be outside and we haven't figured out what there is to do (cheaply or for free) for mommies and toddlers, yet.

The situation is when we're home she doesn't want to play and I can't give her 100%, undivided attention. I ask her to play and she cries. I feel guilty. I try to show her how to play, give her various options, and she shuts me down. I cry. She will stand and do absolutely nothing. It kills me because it makes me feel awful. I know to some a calm, quiet child might sound like a dream (and she is) but it presents its own unique challenges and that is what I've been encountering and suffering in (virtual) silence over since we've brought her home.

That's why today's picture is so special to me and it has been like this ALL morning. Thank you, God!

40/366:

40/366: If you know the "struggles" we've had in the area of play, you'll understand why this was a happy sight for me this morning. Today is a new day and a better day.