Yesterday: Surprisingly, Team Cronin was a well oiled machine. We managed to maneuver seamlessly from appointments to errands to celebrations, without any hiccups. Even Rhys rocked it.
The part of the day that I was dreading most, was the visit to the daycare. The reason we selected this particular daycare in the first place was for two reasons:
1) The incredibly convenient proximity to our house.
2) It's a precursor to the Montessori daycare (kids there are top priority to get into the official Montessori daycare when they are 3).
Other than those 2 things, we didn't know much about it. It doesn't have much curb appeal. From the front it looks like a tiny little hole in the wall, in a strip mall beneath an apartment building on one of the ugliest roads in Calgary. YUK!
I was really anxious about the whole thing, and I was starting to visualize the daycare and the staff. I was imagining a dark, dusty room with no sunlight. I imagined an old, grumpy caregiver with a giant hairy mole on her face. I imagined being made to feel like an over protective parent who asks too many questions. I imagined leaving the meeting in tears at the thought of leaving Rhys with anyone else besides his Dad. In retrospect this was all really silly, because on the phone the staff were super friendly, professional and accommodating.
In short, I was SO RELIEVED when we left. I really, really, really liked the daycare (and so did Warren). It's small. They don't have tons of kids. It was really clean and orderly and the kids were having fun. They provide meals. The price is great. The Director of the centre thinks we have a really good chance of getting Rhys in. For now, we'll read all the stuff they gave us, and look for another daycare (or 2) as a backup.
Today: An afternoon nap is a MUST (for me!). Rhys had a restless night after the day we had. I may venture out with Rhys to get him vaccinated from the H1N1, since we're going on an air plane soon and he's now old enough. I'm making a full chicken for dinner. I was going to bake it in the over, but Keri said it tastes great in a slow cooker...hmmm....
3 comments:
It is so great that you found a daycare you like. There is nothing better than feeling comfortable with the place your child will spend their days.
Ohhh, I feel your anxiety about choosing a place for your baby to spend his days. Thank goodness this place turned out to be a good one! What a relief. I hope the others are just as good, or better, so that you have your choice of great places for Rhys.
Good luck with your chicken! For me, the best part of using a slow cooker is that I *rarely* screw up dinner!!
I'm with Shawna. When you find a place and people who make you feel safe about leaving YOUR BABY, it's such a relief. When you go back to work, you can think about work! (well, at least a little more than if you were worried about him....your full thought process will never been as efficient as before you had a child ;-)
And well.....you know my thoughts on Montessori. Good luck !!!
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