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aviyah made her first newsletter at school. last week was her first full week at chai tots. i think she liked it, but i also think the transition is a little bit difficult too. i remember that she had some difficulties adjusting when laura first started babysitting, also. i think that she's a little bit better this time around, but she's a little up and down sometimes. it makes it a little harder too because it's so cold out and it gets so dark outside earlier.

i think she's doing well overall, but the one thing that i think about a lot is i'd like her to be a little bit more independent. i don't know how much is her personality, how much is because we're out during the day, or how much is because of what we do or don't do in general. it's really nice that she really really loves us, and she's definitely able to go and play with others, but she always like somebody around. maybe that's totally natural, i don't know. it's hard to say, but sometimes i see other toddlers and they're bouncing all around. she could really sit on our lap the whole day and read books and sing songs.

i think it's okay, but i also want to be sure that she's on the right track. maybe it's just that you always feel a little pressure as a parent about everything. this kid does this, this kid doens't do that. i don't know, it's hard to say. i felt like we'd knocked out a lot of the whining and then it's a little bit back again.

we'll see what happens. samantha has her last two weeks of the semester now. she'll be a little crazy with stuff going on, but then she'll be back, and i think that will be really nice for everybody, too.