on the morning after the in laws left, the first thing boo did when he woke up was to look for his grandparents in their room. he had sent them off to the airport the day before so he knew that they won't be there but he still went to look for them in case they are there. he's normally very chirpy first thing in the morning but not that morning. when he came into our room, he was not chirpy at all. he told me he couldn't find gung gung and his eyes started to tear up. it breaks my heart to know how sad he must have felt when he opened their room door to find an empty room.
the in laws have been coming and going every couple of months since boo was born and every time they left, he's been fine. we've always told him they've gone on holiday and he's never asked for them once they are gone.
this time around because i've been busy with Charlotte, he had spent more time with them. for the passed three months, grandpa has been taking him to daycare and taking him home after. every other day grandpa would take him to the shops to buy lollies, toys, ice cream and his favourite kinder surprise.
Bec at daycare spoke to me the other day about her observations of boo's behavior. she asked me if there's been any changes at home because boo's behaviour has changed from a happy little boy who listens and participate in group activities to not listening, getting upset easily and not participating in group activities. i told her his grandparents went away two weekends ago and Bec figured that could be the reason why he's acting up. she's commented he's very sensitive to change and they will help him get through this rough period.
i feel so guilty as i haven't been able to give boo the attention he needs since Charlotte was born. it was fine when the in laws were here but i think he really felt the neglect once they are gone. so last week, i've been taking him to the shops after daycare. sometimes we would hang out at the toys section at target for a little bit so he could check out the new toys, sometimes i would buy him a kinder surprise as a treat and last Friday, i decided to take him to yogurberry for some frozen yogurt. he was very excited when i told him where we're going after i picked him up from daycare. i hope he'll get through this rough period soon and be back to his happy little self again in daycare.
