A New Day Care

Isabella started a new day care this school year. This is a good thing. In August we spent a lot of time checking out day cares around us. Home and Centers. Picking a day care is hard. Will these strangers really love and cherish my baby?

The first day of school was also her first day. She screamed. I mean SCREAMED. Top of her lungs screaming and crying - reaching for me as I left. Boy, I felt good!

Day 2 - same as before. Screaming, crying.
Day 3- Ok. I tried something new. We brought her snack bowl of Cheerios. I thought maybe I could keep her occupied. So I signed her in and as I walked down the hallway, she wrapped her legs tightly around my and started crying and clinging to me. Not good. We aren't even to the classroom yet.

So I told Skip, we will give it one more week. I am really hoping that it is just because she isn't used to being away from us that long. Heck, I had just spent the whole summer with her!

So the next week started off just like before. I tried new "tricks". We brought Eeyore. We brought Eeyore and cheerios. I stayed those extra few minutes. I gave 1 last kiss good-bye. Nothing seemed to be working. Then last Thursday - a break through - Ms. Diane kept her occupied so I could sneak out. I watched through the window and she was smiling. It was good.

After the weekend, I thought today was going to be a bear again. Boy was I wrong. We walked in the door. She wanted down. She walked behind the counter, waved and shouted "Hi" to the director. She walked herself down the hall to her classroom and when I opened the classroom door, she yelled "Hi" again. Making her grand entrance. We went in, she found some books I hung up her lunch and went to give her a kiss. And she turned to me, says "BYE!" and waves.

WOW! I almost cried. That hit me more then her screaming and crying. My little girl is growing up, becoming Miss Independent!