Catching Up - Part 6 - Baby's First Day of Day Care

When Anthony was told he got the job we went ahead and put Bear in daycare thinking he would start working in about a week or maybe even 2. We had no idea we would be here 5 weeks later and still he is not working. If we had known that, we would not have put Bear in daycare as soon as we did, but now that he has already started we figured we should leave him in daycare to maintain the schedule. Also the daycare that he is in is literally right in front of our apartment complex so it is SUPER convenient and they have no more spaces available, so if we pull him out chances are once Anthony starts working and we are ready to put him back in, there won't be a spot available. So he has been in daycare for about 5 weeks now!

He seems to be adjusting great. He did not cry the first day but he did the second day. Some days he cries when we leave him and other days he does not. He has been bringing home all sorts of germs, we just got over a cold and now we all have the stomach flu! I suppose that is to be suspected though.

The first day was really hard on me I stayed up half the night because I could not stop thinking about leaving my baby with strangers. When we left him there I felt HORRIBLE, but I called every few hours and they kept telling me he was doing great so it made me feel a little better. All in all it has been a good experience so far and I am glad he is now able to interact with kids his age. Now all we need is for Anthony to start work because $100 a week is really hurting my wallet!

Bear and Daddy on his first day of daycare! It was still dark out because I had to go into work an hour early that day. This pic was taken at like 6:30 AM.