Second night without parents

I spent my second night without either of my parents, while being babysat by Pawpaw (Mommy’s Mommy) and Yee-ma (Mommy’s sister Aunt Helen). I was very brave, didn’t cry too much and I think did very well! I even woke up in the morning calling out for “Pawpaw! Pawpaw!” instead of my parents. I have been avoiding Pawpaw recently, but with Mommy gone, I was glued to her like I usually am with Mommy. I did have a few rough episodes. For example, reading on Mommy's lap is my favorite activity, so I cried upon reading the last page of the “Runaway Bunny” because it reminded me of Mommy. But I understand a great deal these days, including Daddy’s story of the sequence of events. He told me that they would be back tomorrow, so I went to bed smoothly. I also remembered that Daddy promised they’d be back after my nap on the second day. When I awoke after that nap, I called out “Mommy? Daddy?” but they weren’t there (apparently their flight was delayed)! I screamed and grabbed Mommy’s fleece for a security object and insisted on going outside to wait. My parents did show up eventually as they promised, and I was so thrilled!

But you know, it really isn’t so bad when my parents are away. I figured out that many babysitters are reluctant to make me cry, so when I scream that I want junk food, they give in. So I helped myself to all sorts of snacks that Mommy generally limits: pretzels, Pong Pong, multiple bowls of sugary oatmeal, etc. (Mommy prefers that I eat my meals – poo poo!) Plus, I got cool goodies when my parents came home: a cupcake from Daddy and a new airplane toy from Mommy. So, them going away isn’t too shabby!