Sophies troubles

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The next day Tim:hey Lucy hold up a sec Lucy:gonna yell at me again Tim:uh..no
Lucy:relax im joking with you whats up Tim:i just wanted to apologize about yesterday with Sophie
I shouldn't have spoke to you like that Lucy:thanks and i get it your protecting her Tim:yeah she has had enough abandonment for one life time Lucy:its not your fault you know her mom made her choice but thats not on you Tim:i know still feel guilty though Lucy:if you ever need help with her feel free to ask Tim:thanks i will i have to go get her now so ill see you later Lucy:yeah he leaves and drives to the daycare Sophie:(yells) daddy Tim:hi baby Sophie:daddy i want to go home Tim:oh baby whats wrong Sophie:she points at one of the little boys who is a little older then her and says mean Tim looks up at her Daycare teacher T:i promise i will talk to his parents im sorry about this Tim:thanks come on baby lets go he gets her into her carseat and straps her in Sophie:ice cream Tim:what baby Sophie:i want ice cream Tim:you can have some after dinner ok Sophie:ok he shuts her door and gets in the truck himself Tim:you know what why don't we go out to eat Sophie:yay he takes her to a little restaurant thats a buffet she eats her dinner and gets ice cream after Tim:you look sleepy Sophie:nuh uh Tim:yeah you do Sophie:no
Tim:ok Tim can already tell this is gonna be one of the nights she fights sleep she doesn't do it often but when she does it last for a good 2 hours
They get home Tim gets her into the bath and put into pjs and brushes out her hair Tim:alright bed time Sophie:no no no Tim:yes baby Sophie:no i lay here by you Tim:you wanna lay here with me Sophie shakes her head yes and lays on top of Tim  Tim sits there with her and plays with her hair and rubs her back hoping she will fall asleep sooner which she does he is sitting there with her when there is a knock on his door so he gets up still holding her so she doesn't wake and see a crying Angela Tim:hey are you ok Angela:Wesley and i got in a fight Tim:come in let me go put her in bed real quick he takes Sophie to her room and lays her down and heads back out to Angela Tim:what happened Angela:i don't know everything was fine until he got a work call he came back in the room pissed off and when i was trying to ask him what was wrong he yelled at me so i yelled back and then it just kept going Tim:he is probably just stressed with a big case im sure it wasn't personal Angela:can i stay here i don't feel like going home Tim:of course but Ang you can't avoid him forever you live together your married you have a kid Angela:i know i just need tonight to cool down so i don't say something i will regret Tim:i get that they sit down watching the Tv when he hears little footsteps Tim:soph why are you up Sophie:you leaved me Tim:im sorry come here he lays her back on top of him and she goes back to sleep Angela:shes adorable Tim:shes clingy lately i don't know why or if i should be worried Angela:Jack went through the clingy stage it sucked would barely leave my side Tim:yeah she had a bad day at daycare i think it made it worse Angela:what happened Tim:another little boy was being mean to her all day Angela:poor baby Tim:yeah i need to put her down for bed but every time i do she wakes up its like she is a month old again not sleeping Angela:sleep regression Tim:sleep what Angela:sleep regression it happens in toddlers and baby's where they sleep good for a while and then stop sleeping through the night Tim:great
He is finally able to get her to bed an hour later and everyone went to sleep the next morning when he wakes Sophie is next to him Tim:Soph
Baby wake up Sophie:good morning Tim:baby why aren't you in your bed Sophie:I don't like my bed its scary Tim:why is it scary baby Sophie:because Noah said there monsters under beds Tim:the little boy from yesterday Sophie:mhm Tim:baby I promise you that there is no monsters under your bed Sophie:will you look before bed Tim:yes Sophie:ok Tim takes her downstairs for breakfast and finds Angela already cooking Tim:Ang thats my job your my guest Angela:no big deal i like cooking good morning Sophie Sophie:auntie angela she runs up to her and hugs her leg so Angela picks her up Angela:who's my favorite niece Sophie:me Tim:Soph baby inside voice please Sophie:sorry Angela:daddy doesn't know how to have fun does he Tim:Angela is know how to have fun Angela:mhm Tim:ok baby go put your shoes on we gotta go Angela:where yall going Tim:to work and she is going to daycare and you have a husband to go talk to Angela:do i have to Tim:yes
Angela:fine they all leave Angela goes to talk to Wesley and Tim takes Sophie to daycare T:good morning Sophie Mr.Bradford Tim:morning Sophie:bye daddy Tim:bye baby have a good day ok Sophie:ok Tim:uh Sophie mentioned to me that Noah told her yesterday that monsters live under her bed do you think you can talk to him and his parents about that T:of course we will im so sorry about that Tim:no problem also she has had a bit of a hard time separating from me lately so just be aware of that T:ok thanks for letting me know Tim:no problem he leaves and heads to work and finds Lucy waiting there Tim:hey Lucy:hey coffee Tim:god yes Lucy:trouble sleeping Tim:me no Sophie yes Lucy:sorry Tim:thanks lets just say your driving today and im napping between calls Lucy:no problem

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