Today is my son's first day back in daycare. It's an adjustment for him and for us. I am feeling guilty and emotional.. wondering why this is so hard for me. I know there is no other choice - we don't have a caregiver who can take care of him and going back to daycare seems to be our only choice at this time.

Fortunately my husband said he did great when he dropped him off. He did not cry and he went straight to playing with toys.

I telephoned the daycare during midday and found that he cried the whole morning. This did not make me feel any better. I felt anxious all morning and sure enough, I knew that he was feeling the same way.

I know the next couple of days or weeks will be difficult. And I hope that he adjusts well.

Everything

Sometimes I want to call him my best friend and other times I know that he is the love of my life. And other times he is my baby, but I can’t call him that, because he is a “big boy.”
All I know is that he is everything to me.

almost 2 and a half

Likes:

Dinosaurs, the mariachi man, jumping on the bed, climbing, running, swings, ice cream, baseball caps, hats, umbrellas, construction trucks, swimming pool, his black guitar, Sesame Street, Elmo, Ernie, rubber duckie, being called a big boy

Dislikes:

Dinosaurs - the ones at the Witte, having things done for him, being in the car for a long time, bedtime, bathtime, being called a baby

Creativity

Tempera paint, watercolor paints, crayons, colored pencils, glitter pens.. these are all the materials that my son has been using for his creativity. It amazes me that he has no set ways of doing things ~ and I think that this is the best thing because he is doing something artistic without being stifled into doing it a certain way. I watch him and I learn from him.