Three Cheers for Amelia!

Every time Amelia visits Sibling Care, she comes home with a note in her backpack detailing how her time went. I've never mentioned these reports before because, honestly, they weren't even worth speaking of. Every week was more of the same-tears and screaming. Imagine my surprise today though, when I walked down the hall to pick her up and couldn't hear her. As I entered the classroom, I saw Amelia actually engaged with a teacher and another little girl happily playing on the floor! This scene almost stopped me in my tracks-usually I can hear her before I get to the room, and she becomes hysterical as soon as she sees me. Today though, I was greeted with a smile and the first thing out of her mouth was "I love you!"...she melted my heart right then and there. I'm not sure how long this will last, but I'm thankful, that for today at least, Amelia felt secure enough in her classroom to actually enjoy herself!