Getting to Know You

Today Monica took Madi to see the apartments that she's hoping to move into.  Jeremy and Riley went along with them while I put Julia down for her nap.  They said that they are beautiful and hopefully all will work out soon for them to move there.

Then Madi and Monica walked to Walmart and Target to get a few items that they needed - contact solution, stuff like that.

Madi has been extremely quiet here at the house.  She wants her mom to be with her at all times, but by themselves.  Go figure - she wants to soak up the time with her.  It probably feels as though it's just for a short time that she'll be here and that she'll leave again soon.  Still so wild to think that she is here for a long time.  They've been able to hang out together and chat which has been good for both of them.

Madi has wasted no time checking her boundaries and trying to figure out what she can do and what she can't do.  We thought she'd hold off for a little while - at least a day or two - but she's pushing to see if she can do things we haven't let her do.  Everything from trying to do things we haven't let her do to asking for lots of things at the store to wanting pop.  She is definitely testing Monica to see what she'll let her do and if she can override us - pitting us against each other.  Which hasn't worked yet and she's very frustrated at us.  Not at Monica, but the evil looks we've received from her tell us she was hoping that Monica would be much more lenient than we have been and she's quite disappointed her tactics aren't working.

The two of them will figure it out and it'll be so much easier for them to set boundaries that work for them when they aren't living in our house.  Definitely complicates things as Madi has to check with us and with her mom as they are following the rules we had already set up so that things remain consistent.  Not easy on any of us, but hopefully for now, it will work.  And it's short term so you can anything short term!

Tomorrow Monica is hoping to get her drivers license and is applying for some jobs.  Praying that all is speedy and works out excellent for them both.