To quote Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please GO NOW?…
The time has come. The time is NOW.
Tomorrow, my little girl starts daycare for the first time. Full day, 9-3. All by her big self. I’ve been spending the last few days getting her supplies together, trying to make a smaller lovey for her to take along, and biting my nails at the prospect of that first tearful parting. But hopefully Miss P will prove me wrong. We’ve been calling daycare “school” in the hopes that it builds up the excitement a little, seeing as how her big brother has been going to school since she can remember and will be starting Kindergarten in a week. Miss P has meet her teacher a few times already. And I’m hoping that she’ll kind of remember the place, seeing as how she came with me to drop off and pick up big brother when she was tiny. My only saving grace is the knowledge that she probably won’t be the only little one crying.
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I am thinking of you when you take Miss P tomorrow!! I hope she loves it, so it gets easier everytime!! Very big day! ((hugs))
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Hang in there Mommy! She’ll do fine! {{hugs}}
Hi Andrea - thanks for being #200! Whohoo! I hope she learns to love it eventually as well. I think it will take some time, but I’m hoping for minimum tears.
Spilled - Thanks! I’m actually not sad, I’m pretty excited to have her in this new environment. She needs to get the social skills of sharing and such. And being away from Mommy doesn’t hurt!
This is always a nervous time. Enjoy your new time alone - as she will be enjoying her time with her new friends. Have a lovely day. Visiting my friends from VB,
Nina
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Hi Nina - so far so good! She didn’t cry once this past week and seemed to be pretty happy all day. No napping, though. Hopefully she’ll get settled soon…
Aww…I haven’t reached that stage with my son yet, but I’m sad just thinking about it. Hope your daughter enjoyed her first day at daycare.
Lindsay - she’s been enjoying her time there, and I think she’s pretty happy (or at least, that’s what the ‘teachers’ say, but perhaps they say this to every parent). She’s just not napping yet, which is frustrating. But I’m glad to she goes willingly in to the room!