Wailing and Weeping

Well, Alyssa has not been sleeping through the night at all since last week. I think it has something to do with my grandmother's passing. She is a lot more scared of things, especially the "darkness" as she calls it, and of being away from me. I keep reassuring her, but she's still so emotional. And, it's not like it is normal crying. It's the kind of gut-wrenching sobbing that comes from someone who is really, really upset or scared out of their wits---and don't even get me started about how she acted when the storms rolled through the other night! Let's just say I am really tired from her not wanting to go to sleep or from her coming into our room a trillion times a night. I may start crying soon myself! :-)