New Daycare!

Madeline started her new daycare center today. Friday was a sad day when we said Goodbye to her teachers. They really were great and I will miss them alot. They have taken really good care of Madeline since she was 3 months old. So they have seen her grow alot! I feel sad thinking about them. But obviously we left for certain reasons; we just need to feel at home at the new center now.

I was nervous all morning like it was MY first day of school. But Madeline and I have been taking short visits recently so she wasn't totally weirded out this morning when we dropped her off. The center takes pictures and emails us everyday with an update. So here we are dropping her off.

And she actually had a pretty good day. Other than a meltdown at lunch, she did great. I visited her at lunchtime which was so much fun. Here she is with her new friend, Leo.


One of her teachers, Miss Heather, rocking her to sleep.

And here is an excerpt from our daily update...

"Today we welcomed a new friend to A3. Madeline is 10 months old and will be an excellent addition to A3. Leo seemed to enjoy having a friend close to his age. Leo and Madeline took turns examining each other.

We let Madeline choose the book selection for the day. She picked You and Me, Baby, by Lynn Reiser and Penny Gentieu. This book is popular with both the older and younger children. The older children pointed out different parts of the face on the photos, while the younger ones enjoyed the faces of the babies.

The older children practiced their walking skills by holding on to Miss Heather’s fingers and wandering around the room. The younger babies practiced sitting while being supported from behind.

Musical instruments were set out for the children to use. The children knew immediately the function of the toys. They shook and banged the instruments as soon as they heard music. Then they searched out new instruments to test their mallets, the favorite was the noise made from hitting the window separating the changing area. "