Most of my anxiety came from worrying about getting out the door on time. And guess what? We made it out the door on time and with everything I needed! My principal told me to take my time getting to school on Monday. He said if I needed to stay at the daycare to get her all settled in then it was fine for me to take the time to do that. I am truly blessed to be working where I am with the people that I do.
Callie slept great on Sunday night as she often does. We took her to a Halloween party at our neighbor’s house and then came home and got bedtime routine going. She slept from 9:45pm-3:30am, then from 4:00am-6:15am when I had to wake her up to nurse and get going. We made it on time to daycare and I did stay for a bit and discuss her daily routine with them. It’s very nice because Callie is the only infant at daycare right now and so she gets quite a bit of individual attention from Miss Ashley, who is in charge of the babies. There will be another baby joining her in February. Callie goes to a daycare for staff kids in my district. That is so nice! I had heard wonderful things about the daycare and they have exceeded my expectations so far! I will even be able to go over there and nurse or snuggle her during my lunch break sometimes.
I stayed strong as I took Callie inside. I stayed strong when I talked to them about her schedule and what she does during the day. I stayed strong as I kissed her and walked out the door. And then I got in my car. And I broke down. :( She was sound asleep when I left her and I kept thinking that she was going to wake up in a strange place with strange people and it broke my heart! I got to school and went into one of my friend’s classrooms and she had a big Dr. Pepper waiting for me and a shoulder to cry on. I needed both things! I eventually got myself under control and I didn’t cry anymore during the day. And I only called once to check on her during that first day. I would have called more times probably except that I was swamped at work. Apparently if you take 6 weeks off, you will be very busy when you return. Who knew?? ;) That was good though because it kept my mind busy. When I got there to pick her up (finally!) Miss Ashley had a detailed print-out of her day that tells me when she ate, napped, was fed…it even details cuddle time and center time! Too cute!
I survived!
I get to look forward to coming home to this piece of sweetness!
3 comments:
awwwww....I am glad the week went well for you and it sounds like she is in great hands while you are at work and I know it makes you enjoy your time with her even more!
It is hard....believe me I know and you are right...it will get better each day and the fact that you are so close to her while you are gone is even better!
Glad your first week went well. The hardest part is over. That's such an adorable picture of her!
Glad to know it went well Erin! Hopefully you will be able to steal a few midday moments with her. Carson's daycare was 2 blocks from where I worked and so I had a daily "lunch" date with him. It was nice to get that extra time and good break from work. :)
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