happy or sad
I am not sure how I should feel. Jyoti waved good-bye to me today, albeit it wasn't our usual good-bye routine, so I don't know if she thought I was playing with her. She was still in bed and I said "bye, mama gotta go to work" and waved my hand, she waved back. She has not done that before and I always associate it with her love for me. I felt she didn't wave good-bye to me because she didn't want me to go, but today she did. I felt sad, my baby is saying bye to me, I can go and she will be ok. I think I should be happy that she is growing up and is learning to communicate. After all that is a milestone isn't it. I was sad. Usually her Mousie would bring her to the door when I am leaving and I would wave like crazy walking halfway up the block to catch my bus and Jyoti would just kinda stare at me with this thoughtful look on her face. I interpret her thoughts as she is thinking, where is mama going, I am not going to say bye, then she will come back. Perhaps she is growing up and is starting to understand the dynamics of life. I should be happy. I guess, it will take some getting use to. Maybe after she does it a few times I will be ok with it.
