Tanya and Jako stayed with us for the first six months.
The first night was the hardest. Baby Elena didn’t want Albert or me. She bawled for Tanya and Jako. That was expected. But two months in, nothing seemed to change.
Her rejection broke my heart.
This was what Margerite had warned me about, but how did one handle it? Albert was really good. He gave her time and space. But not me. I hated every minute of her crying out for Jako or Tanya.
“It will get better, I promise.” Tanya hugged me and kissed me on my head. “She’s just not accustomed to all this. She will get used to it.”
It carried on for about another two excruciating months. I slowly came to terms with the fact that a year was just too long for Elena. She’d forgotten about me, but that was fine. She was so little. It wasn’t
