First Days at Daycare

Emily had a successful first few days at daycare. I spent the day with her there on Monday. Emily's primary teacher is out of town this week and the room seemed a bit chaotic with the other teachers in that were filling in or not used to be in charge of some of the babies. The teachers seemed to be trying to take care of the babies needs, not playing and talking to them as much. I wasn't certain that it would be the best place for Emily. To top it off, there was another baby that had just started the week before that was having some adjustment problems. She was screaming almost constantly. Emily didn't nap much and when we got home, we both needed a nap. On Tuesday, Emily went on her own. Greg dropped her off in the morning and she did great with her bottle and slept for about an hour in the morning. I picked her up around 12, so she didn't have a long day there. When I got her, she was in her swing and looked like she'd been crying. Another little boy was fussing and they said that she had picked up on him. There were 3 teachers in the room and Emily wasn't being held and almost all of the other babies were down for naps. In the evening, Emily seemed fussier than usual and more clingy. On Wednesday, she went in again and did great! Greg and I picked her up together around 1. She was happy and the teachers seemed to have gotten to know her. They commented about all of Emily's noises, she's quite the talker. They also said that she is such a sweet baby and very relaxed. I asked if she gets held much and they assured me that she does. She seemed happier and the teachers seemed to know her better, so hopefully we're on our way and we'll have smooth sailing from here. I'm eager for her primary teacher to get back on Monday. Greg talked to someone at work whose baby just moved out of Emily's room and they loved the teachers, so I think it was just a rocky start.
The room at school is so cold, so we've had to dress Emily in long pants each day. At least she is getting some wear out of some of the things that she wore at the beginning of the summer that we had to put away when it got too warm. Fortunately those clothes still fit! When Greg was putting away his clean laundry, his cycling socks somehow ended up on Emily's feet. They look a little big and certainly don't stay on any better than her size socks do!

Emily turned 6 months yesterday! She has her 6 month check up today, so I'll post her stats and her 6 month pictures later today or tomorrow. We celebrated by going to the new California Pizza Kitchen that finally opened near us. Yum! Emily is going to stay home from school tomorrow since she might be cranky from her shots. In reality, it's a great excuse to keep her home with me!