I has been a long time since I wrote on my blog.
Since my last post (September 17 2007), my life has completly changed.
First, Little Prince enrolled in a Day care center in October. Then, I found a part time job in November. My life has been hectic ever since. Not only do I face challenges in my new job, but I am fighting every day to keep my baby healthy and keep my husband happy, while trying to make a living.
All of these topics will be treated in details in follwing posts.
Today, I want to write about Baby Boy and his development since he joined W. Day Care.
Little Prince enrolled in W. Day Care in October. My husband and I spent more than 2 months doing research on several day care centers in our area but also next to my husband 's workplace. After visiting some places- some were creepy- we settled for a nice christian operated day care center/kindergarden some 15 minutes next to our place. The school is clean, well located but expensive.
The first days at school, I was expected to stay with Baby Boy so I could observe how he would interact with his teacher and his classmates. It was interesting to see how he would evolve in this new environment. Baby Boy seemed to enjoy himself,playing with the toys, discovering other human beings...It was a new challenge for him, particularly trying to sleep by himself during nap time.
For a week, I stayed with Baby Boy in the classroom, and I was dying with boredom. The second week, I left Baby Boy alone for some time, and I would keep on coming back. I heard him cry when he realized that I left him alone with strangers. And I would try not to stay away for too long. His teacher advised me to leave him there for good instead of coming and going. If I wanted him to adapt quickly, I had to let him be.
The first time I left him for several hours at the day care, I felt a pinch in my heart because I was abandonning my only child to people I did not know. How would they treat him? How will he react? I did not know. After a few minutes, all my fears disapeared when I began to enjoy some alone time at the Book shop next to the day care center. For the first time in a very long time, I could sit in the very comfortable sofa of the book shop, browsed some fashion magazines while sipping a latte without a baby trying to drink the latte, tear the pages of the magazines or just run around making noises. I was at peace and I loved it.
The more Baby Boy attended Day care, the more freedom I had to run around the city. I walked around in the neighborhood, discovering new shops. I took the bus just for a ride. I enjoy eating alone while reading a book. It was fun to be with no Baby to take care of for a few hours.
Baby Boy was doing fine in the day care center. He picked up good and bad habits. He became more social, trying his babytalk on us. He learned how to say hi and goodbye, and he would try it on everyone he sees. However, he became very irritable and excited, particularly when he got home from day care. He would be too hungry or too tired to be himself. He would throw tantrum or run around the house.
Nevertheless, the Day Care was a good idea. He enjoys it now. He is also developping some skills like talking, singing, "mimicking" (is it a skill?). Briefly, he is enjoying himself more at this day care than if he would stay at home with me. And I am enjoying myself more, knowing he is in good care there.
