Change isn't so bad

Last weekend, Lindsay and I traveled with another mom, daughter and friend to watch Taylor and the Mesa State Baseball team play in St. George, UT. At first, Lindsay was excited about going to "Bobby ball" but as the time approached to leave, I could see her start to worry about the change in her daily routine.

Change in routine has always been a little hard for Lindsay. As she has gotten older, those changes or going to new places seem to affect her even more. She likes her own bed, to know where her things are, know where Babygrr is and who will watch her and we can't forget her purses, papers and tv!

On our drive there, she was full of questions as to where dad was, "go home?", where the Babygrr was, etc. We followed our friends and stopped for a bite to eat and she was so withdrawn and shy, even though she knew them. Upon settling in for the night, she had trouble falling asleep. She talked to herself and to me for quite awhile before finally giving in to sleep. The next morning, we stopped at the outlet stores and she was very upset that she didn't have bandaids, a wrap for her knee and chapstick. After patience from everyone, we made a special stop and all seemed good with the world after she had those little comfort items.

Her comfort level with the other girls, who are close to her in age, began to increase and it was so cute watching her want to be like them too.  She wanted to wear flip flops like them, have her feet up on the bleachers and I even saw a little more independence too. She cheered on the team, loved being part of what the other girls were doing, gave out hugs, held hands and all of a sudden, the change wasn't so bad.

The next morning, however, change came quickly.  The games were canceled due to the rain and our plans changed from going to shop and to "ball", to getting in the car and driving home. With tears in her eyes, she looked at me and said "I want to go to the store and go Bobby ball". For quite awhile, she was pretty upset that we weren't stopping at the store or going to the ball game. The questions started up again about what dad was doing, Babygrr, the "Connie's" in the other car and when we would be going to the store.

I plugged in her DVD and she watched the Friends Season 5 all the way and it seemed to settle her mind and also made her giggle. Made me want to watch too!  None of us like change and for some, little changes are harder to deal with but with a little patience and acceptance from everyone around, change isn't so bad sometimes! She loved feeling special, like one of the girls. Don't we all!