One of the things about you is that at your core, I think you are an introvert.
This makes sense to me. Your dad and I are both introverts who have learned to express ourselves loudly and with humor, but it took us most of our childhoods and teen years to come out of our shells.
Being an introvert also means that you are slow to warm up to people. Including grandparents whom you only see once or twice a year. It was hard to have these people, who love you so much, want to hold you and love on you and have you pressing yourself into the safety of your mama's arms.
But since they do love you so much, they gave you your space, waited you out, and just let you know that they cared.
By the end of the visit, you were sitting in both of their laps being read to and I saw you run after your Grandpa today to take his hand and walk with him.
And when they left today, you cried and cried.That was your Grandpa and your Nana, you realized, and you wanted them to stay.
With any luck, you will remember them next time and not have to take a day or two to come 'round.
Love,
Mom
I like that they were gracious enough to give Jack space to warm up to them and went forward on his terms. Our little introvert similarly is willing to love people freely, but not if they get in his personal space. At least Pip is old enough to say now, "I need personal space."
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