Hermit?

For the longest time I was so worried that MoMo was going to be a hermit. She was shy...no beyond shy...If either my husband or I would leave the room for just a minute she would cry uncontrollably.  She had never been a good self-soother but I always thought she would just grow out of it. It was "normal" right?  Well, after three years we decided we had to do something.

Our best guess for the reason for the emotional problems she had was due to her being a preemie and being kept in the house too much, too long. It wasn't until after she was ten months that we really took her anywhere. This meant staying in the house 24/7 times ten months. I'm no math wiz but that is a really long time.  Plus, we don't have any family where we live and couldn't really make friends (since we were always locked in doors).

Last fall we decided to enroll her in a Mother's Day Out program.  I had never heard of these before but  it has quickly become my saving grace.  In the past few months we have seen MoMo blossom into a beautiful and self-confidant young lady.  Her teachers are wonderful and have all of the patience in the world helping her through her hurdles.  She now looks forward to going and doesn't even know I'm gone.

We also have been able to take her other places like church, family and friends' houses, and tomorrow we are trying our local MOPS group.  MOPS is Mother's of Preschoolers. I've been wanting to try them for 3 and 1/2 years now. Hopefully she will do good tomorrow.