Should I post an update every day we go to
\n daycare? Think “Daycare – Day 2290” will be interesting? <\/p>\n
Lex woke up this morning insisting that he
\n would not go to daycare. He argued all morning, saying he
\n wouldn’t put on his clothes or his shoes. Then wanted to lock
\n the doors so we couldn’t leave the house. Then wouldn’t get in
\n the car, or out of the car. It was a joy. By the time we got
\n there he was kicking and screaming. He flailed and wailed and
\n then clung to me and Alan like his life depended on it. Upon
\n the advice of the daycare teacher and several others, we tried
\n a quick exit today instead of the prolonged 20 stay from the
\n past few days. Alan hugged him, I hugged him, and then I handed
\n him over to the teacher, who also hugged him. Then we left and
\n I, once again, cried myself to work. (I’m a big baby) The
\n teacher called me mid-morning to say that Eve was complaining
\n of a stomach ache. I recommended pretzels. When in doubt, feed
\n them, right? :) She also told me that Lex screamed for a few
\n minutes, but she sat with him and held him snuggly until he
\n calmed down, then he was great. He stayed close to her all day,
\n but he joined the group for circle time and did the activities.
\n When we got there he was sitting on the couch reading a book.
\n He didn’t even see me come in! A little girl started yelling,
\n “Lex, Lex! Your mommy is here” I thought that was cute. He
\n almost cried when he saw me, but not quite. He was happy to
\n leave, but overall he had a great day. Now we just need to work
\n on the drop-off process.<\/p>\n
One thing I
\n hadn’t expected from daycare is how much it wears Eve out.
\n She’s still a little sick, I think, with a runny nose and cough
\n when she sleeps, but she cries at the end of each day too. She
\n also comes home and basically sobs off and on until we put her
\n to bed early, usually in a crying fit. She’s normally pretty
\n mellow and goes to bed fairly easily, but these past few
\n daycare days have resulted in difficult bedtimes. I think she’s
\n just so tired from the whole experience. <\/p>\n
We have a really great Yahoo group of parents in the area
\n and I posted a message yesterday asking for advice on daycare.
\n Most people said to have consecutive days so the kids get the
\n hang of the routine better, but one woman said she
\n intentionally does not do consecutive days because her kids
\n need a day to rest up after a daycare day. I may end up
\n switching the kids to T\/TH or something because they may also
\n need a rest day in between. We’ll see. For now we will leave
\n things as is for a few weeks until everyone is settled (and
\n M\/TH swim lessons are over). <\/p>\n
No more
\n daycare until next week. Hopefully you’ll all survive a few
\n days without a daycare update :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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