If you notice I have not been writing everyday. That is because I am in one part of the state and CJ is in another. I get to here her voice about twice a day but that is all the interaction we have together. It really is taking a toll on Daddy so when he is home on the weekend he wants to spend every waking and sleeping moment with his Princess. I talk to Mommy everyday and she gives me detailed updates of what CJ is doing. It still does not feel right not being there, but a man has to do what a man has to do to provide for his family.
This weekend was another busy one for us. Yesterday was the Family and Friends Day Festival at the church. We had an awesome time. Great fellowship, great praise, great worship, and a great word! CJ went and she was well behaved, which is always a good thing. yesterday when I went in the middle aisle as we opened the doors of the church CJ saw me and called out Da Da. I smiled because I thought it was cute. She is very attentive in church too. Mommy and I spoke about how children need to be introduced to the word young. We both do not believe in her bringing toys to church and not hearing the word. It is the word that will one day change her life. Not the fact that she goes to church or that her Daddy is a preacher. She must accept the Lord as her personal Lord and Savior. Daddy wants the word to simmer until the day she is ready to give her life to Christ.
So CJ has begun to say the word uh oh for everything, she drops something, uh oh! She moves to a location she should not, uh oh! She just feels like saying it, uh oh! It is so cute too. I find CJ to be so funny at times and wonder when she will wear her uh oh welcome out? I had to get back to work early on Sunday so I could not spend to much time with her but next weekend its all us. Daddy and Princess CJ! Keep praying folks, change will occur to things, people, and situations!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
CJ and Mommy - The E-Mail
As you all know by now, I am away at work and CJ and Mommy are home together. Now Daddy wishes that this arrangement was the other way around but it is what it is and we have to live with it. Most of the updates about CJ come by way of Mommy through conversations on the phone or by AIM. Today was a little different. (Yes it is 12:20AM and I am on here typing about my Princess)
Today as I returned back from lunch I decided to check my emails to see what had changed from the half hour before.(I only get a half hour lunch because we are working this summer extended schedule and I do not like it one bit)So on my work email, not my personal one I have a message from Mommy. It the message she explains to me that CJ is having some serious separation anxiety. She informed me that CJ catches tantrums and cries when Mommy is not in her line of vision. She does not even want to play on the floor. She wants her Mommy and will stop at nothing to have her. Now I sensed the frustration that was accompanied by the email and I decided to call to gauge what the situation was.
Talking to Mommy I understood better the situation. Mommy mentioned sending her to the sitter on Friday's which I totally agree with, just not this Friday because we are going to the zoo. I agree wholeheartedly that CJ has to learn how to operate and function without her parents. Even though it is extremely hard for me to be away from her I know she needs to go through this. So of course I researched the topic a little bit and saw that this is a part of development for babies right at this age and it seems CJ is a textbook case. The great thing is that Mommy is on top of the game with all the coping mechanisms. (Honestly people, what would I do without Mommy)
Not being with my Princess during the week really takes a toll on me. I try to occupy myself so I do not have her on my mind but since August 7, 2009 C.J. Johnson is a part of my mind. Hearing what I read today makes me want to be with her even more now. I know it will not help at all but it will ease Daddy, and that counts for something.
So the email stalled my day a bit. I honestly wanted to drive home, relieve Mommy and see my princess. I did not though because the goodbye for Daddy would have been painful on my end. I also did not get a chance to speak to her today but will make it my business to hear her voice and for her to hear mine. In the meantime folks keep praying. I assure you it changes things, people, and situations.
Today as I returned back from lunch I decided to check my emails to see what had changed from the half hour before.(I only get a half hour lunch because we are working this summer extended schedule and I do not like it one bit)So on my work email, not my personal one I have a message from Mommy. It the message she explains to me that CJ is having some serious separation anxiety. She informed me that CJ catches tantrums and cries when Mommy is not in her line of vision. She does not even want to play on the floor. She wants her Mommy and will stop at nothing to have her. Now I sensed the frustration that was accompanied by the email and I decided to call to gauge what the situation was.
Talking to Mommy I understood better the situation. Mommy mentioned sending her to the sitter on Friday's which I totally agree with, just not this Friday because we are going to the zoo. I agree wholeheartedly that CJ has to learn how to operate and function without her parents. Even though it is extremely hard for me to be away from her I know she needs to go through this. So of course I researched the topic a little bit and saw that this is a part of development for babies right at this age and it seems CJ is a textbook case. The great thing is that Mommy is on top of the game with all the coping mechanisms. (Honestly people, what would I do without Mommy)
Not being with my Princess during the week really takes a toll on me. I try to occupy myself so I do not have her on my mind but since August 7, 2009 C.J. Johnson is a part of my mind. Hearing what I read today makes me want to be with her even more now. I know it will not help at all but it will ease Daddy, and that counts for something.
So the email stalled my day a bit. I honestly wanted to drive home, relieve Mommy and see my princess. I did not though because the goodbye for Daddy would have been painful on my end. I also did not get a chance to speak to her today but will make it my business to hear her voice and for her to hear mine. In the meantime folks keep praying. I assure you it changes things, people, and situations.
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