Carpool was a breeze - the assistant teacher (who he'd never met before) got him out of the car and he barely gave me a "bye mom" before running off with her to his class! I was a little teary, but luckily I had the J man to keep me occupied all day. (And while we're on the subject - it was so quiet with only one child at the house! I didn't realize how used to the noise I had gotten. I think Julian missed his big brother, but I also think he loved the one on one time with momma.)
When I picked Lukas up he was clearly tired - his voice was a little hoarse - he must've talked all day long! He told me he had fun and that they had diggers on the playground. He ate all his lunch and may or may not have napped (he kept changing his story on that one). His teacher told me he's a great addition to the class, so all in all, I'm calling this a success! We'll see how day 2 goes when I pick him up in a few hours...
Julian and I checked out a local daycare yesterday as it is looking like I'll begin working again next week. The daycare did not live up to my standards and they didn't have any space for his age anyway, so that's off the list. Which leads us to a nanny. I just have very mixed emotions about a nanny. On the one hand, I like that J will be in our house and will have one on one attention. But on the other hand, I have to put my trust in a virtual stranger with my precious little guy. How do you know who is genuinely good and will love your child and take care of him the way you intend? How do you know they are not leaving him to cry for hours on end in his crib? How do you know he is OK every day all day alone with one person? I am just having serious issues wrapping my head around leaving him with a nanny. At least with daycare there are multiple people checking in on your child and there is accountability at every corner. With a nanny, you just have to trust. I'm having a really hard time with that.
And speaking of J, he's calling my name....
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