Talk about serious seperation anxiety.. I thought Lauren would be over this by now.

She freaks out every time I leave.. I've seen her crying at the door when I've backed up in the driveway. I've kissed her and reassured her before leaving that I would be right back. Nothing works. David gets so fed up with both kids crying and screaming, that he actually puts them in their rooms til I get back (which I don't necessarily agree with, but that's a whole other issue).

She must ask every 5 minutes, "where are you mommy?" Or if I'm upstairs and she realizes she can't see or hear me, she yells for me. When I say "I'm right here, Lauren", she will say "Oh, I thought you were leaving". [There was one time I can think of where I was going to let her come with me somewhere.. every now and then I do take her.. but she was taking her time in her room getting a toy to bring with her. I waited at least 5 minutes, before getting so frustrated I just said "if you're not out here in xx minutes, I'm leaving without you. And when she didn't show up, I left. Maybe that wasn't a smart move, but she's been acting this way since well before that happened- thinking I'd leave and not tell her, or just being generally unconsolable after I've left]

This morning- about 10 minutes ago, maybe- I heard Lauren upstairs asking where I was. I yelled up from my office "Right here, Lauren". Next thing I know, she starts screaming "I need you mommy! I need you!" I come upstairs to see her crying hysterically by the back door. Holy cripes! I think David told her I did leave, cuz he was so fed up with her asking every 5 minutes where people were. Sigh..

(Can you believe she's going to be 4 in 2 weeks?! Holy moly!)