Daycare: The Update

Two weeks ago, I felt like I had been run over by the 1,500 lb elephant known as Daycare and we hadn't even actually started. Really, I had been knocked out by all of my anxiety regarding scheduling changes without any actual evidence that things were going to go poorly. Being anxious about the unknown is a pretty standard maneuver for my pessimistic psyche and daycare was no different. And how did things go?

Leo wearing puppy dog ears made for him by the "big kids" at daycare.

Leo loves daycare so far. He is happy when we drop him off and happy when we pick him up. He's sleeping great with naps ranging from 1 hour to 1.5 hours and he is eating great(no surprise there). Aliza, who takes care of him, says that he is so smart and so happy all the time. Apparently, he has a best friend named Gavin who is also around 7 months and they sit together during story time and song time and all the other times. Part of me wonders if they are making this all up because his naps on the weekend are not great, but if when I pick him up, he's happy, who am I to complain?

All smiles in the afternoon!

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