Changes are tough

Last week, Charli started in the Toddler Room at daycare. This was tough. Every morning as I'd drop her off, she'd ask for "Na". Fortunately I wasn't lying when I told her Na wasn't there. (Na was on vacation for a couple of days) It is helpful that her friend Violet also moved up to the toddler room and so did one of the teachers. However, Charli just doesn't handle changes real well. She's not napping well at school now and nighttime sleep issues have resurfaced. She fights going to sleep at night. I still read the 'special' book to her and then she wants me to sing. So I sing "Silent Night" to her. But for some reason she stirs everytime I try to leave her room. I have to sing until she is out cold and then I creep out of her room (this is anywhere from 15-45 minutes). She's sleeping in her big girl bed for 4-6 hours and then wakes. She won't go back to her bed, she wants to come to "mama's oom" (as she calls it). I am too tired to fight it or to sing for another half hour at this time of night. I am hoping that this will get better as she gets more comfortable in the toddler room. I am also hoping this is the last big change she has to make for a while. It took her a couple of months to get used to daycare and to actually enjoy it and now I feel as though on some level we're starting all over again.

She's been home nearly 10 months and she's gone through so much. I tend to forget that since she seems to adapt fairly well. And for that I am thankful. I guess that's why when things do go awry, I get more frustrated than I really should. I need to remind myself of what all she's gone through and how well she's doing. And as they say, "this too shall pass".