Day 2 at daycare went a bit better. After
\n last week’s experience I let the subject drop for a few days
\n and then started mentioning daycare casually in conversation.
\n Eve also conveniently brought it up a few times (“At daycare
\n they play RAFFI!!!” she yells), but every time Lex insisted
\n that he did not want to go back. I was getting a little
\n worried. Then yesterday I asked him if he would like me to stay
\n with him at daycare for a little while and he immediately
\n perked up. “Oh yes mommy, if you stay with me for about an hour
\n then I will be very happy at daycare.” Ummm… ok. He’s such a
\n little puzzle. All day yesterday he seemed positive. This
\n morning he got himself dressed (clothes over pjs, but it was
\n good enough for me!) and in the car with no fussing. I stayed
\n with him for about an hour and when I left he said he was sad,
\n but ok. The teacher called me a few hours later and asked if he
\n could go on a field trip to find salamanders. She said he was
\n crying and saying that he wasn’t having fun anymore, so she
\n thought a field trip with a few other kids would be a good
\n change of scenery. <\/p>\n
When I got there
\n this afternoon they were both outside playing. When they saw me
\n they started crying. Both of them. Running to me, crying. So I
\n held both kids for a few minutes, heads on my shoulders, tears
\n streaming down my shirt. The teacher said that Eve had been
\n great all day and that Lex did much, much better. She said he
\n listened to her very well and didn’t argue or fight. I guess he
\n cried a lot and kept saying he wanted to go home now, but at
\n least there was no fighting. Eve said, “Mommy! You came back
\n for us. You came back to get us!” I really hope this is just
\n toddler words and not her really thinking that I was leaving
\n her there forever. And if she does think that, she sure doesn’t
\n seem concerned in the morning when I leave! <\/p>\n
I think mostly they are both exhausted from the whole
\n experience. Hopefully after a few more times they will get into
\n the swing of things. Or maybe this is just what daycare is.<\/p>\n
We also have to work on our evening
\n routine a bit too. They are both wound up when we get home and
\n I try to settle them down for dinner, bath, stories, but they
\n just bounce and make me frustrated. Then I feel guilty for
\n being annoyed with them when I haven’t even seen them all day.
\n This is mostly my problem, not theirs. Last night and tonight
\n they were awake for a really long time after I put them in bed.
\n Awake and bouncing. Annoying! Both nights it was shortly after
\n 9:00pm before they fell asleep! So I think I need to work on
\n the post-daycare evening routine. Apparently its going to have
\n to be different than our regular evening routine. For all of
\n our sakes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Day 2 at daycare went a bit better. After last week’s experience I let the subject drop for a few days and then started mentioning daycare casually in conversation. Eve also conveniently brought it up a few times (“At daycare … Continue reading