First Mom's group meeting

Last Thursday, mommy went to the mom's group meeting for the first time. Unlike the spring party that we attended a couple of weeks ago, all the moms can deposit their kids in the nursery so that they can relax and get together in the mom's group meeting without the hassle of watching after their kids. At first, mommy was a bit apprehensive about leaving Sheri in the nursery as she had not left us ever since from the day she was born. However, at the same time, mommy was also curious about how she would react if I were to leave her in an unfamiliar environment. Anyway, I went ahead as planned. Daddy sent us to Auntie Jess's place in the morning to hitch a ride from Auntie Jess. Auntie Jess has a big dog in the house. His name is Aramas(I hope this is the correct spelling). Sheri loves dogs. Even though Aramas is much bigger than her, she does not seem to be afraid of him. See how tender she was in stroking Aramas. Aramas used to have very nice fur, but they seemed to have trimmed it off recently.


We were running a bit late when we reached the place, so mommy did not have the chance to say 'bye bye' to Sheri when we left her in the one year olds' nursery. The people who took care of the kids in the nursery are mainly retirees whose kids have grown up, so many of them are very experienced babysitters. Frankly speaking, mommy should be able to set her mind at ease, but somehow, mommy could not really concentrate in attending the workshop. Breakfast was provided at the mom's group and they had also arranged for a speaker that day who is a family counselor to speak to us about good parenting skills. After the talk, we had small group discussions to share with each other any insights about the talk. It was very beneficial for mommy as most of the moms in the mom's group have at least 3 kids at home. Domestic help is hard to come by here, so it is pretty amazing to see how they can take care of so many kids singlehandedly at home. One of them even home schooled all her four kids. However, mommy's mind seemed to be with little Sheri all the time even though I was not with her physically. Thinking that the baby sitter would come and get me at anytime because little Sheri was crying miserably for her mommy, mommy could not help but turned my head towards the entrance everytime I heard someone opening the door. Mommy waited and waited, but miraculously, nobody came to get me. So, little Sheri survived the two hours in the nursery. I'm so proud of her.

When I went to get her in the nursery, I could hear her cries before I stepped into the room. The baby sitter told me that she must have smelt my presence. Anyway, most of the parents were there picking up there kids, so she must be thinking where her mommy was. Anyway, she stopped crying the minute she saw me. The babysitter told mommy that it took her quite awhile for her to roam around in the nursery as she started crying when I left her. However, considering that it was her first time she left mommy's arms, she said that she was doing well and she believed that she would do better the next time. After mommy brought her out of the nursery, she was back to her usual self, roaming around freely and fiddling with things she could lay her hands now.

Well, this was a short separation from mommy. Through this, mommy just wanted her to learn to adapt to new environment and develop a sense of independence. Hopefully, this will put her in good stead when she goes to playgroups in the future.