Daycare

Little Bird started her transition into daycare last week, as I start student teaching next week. The picture here is of Bethie getting ready to leave for her first day. She went to daycare last Wednesday and Friday, and then again this Monday and Wednesday. She was supposed to go this coming Friday as well, but I miss her too much, so she's staying home with me for that last day.

Jeff works with a man whose wife is taking care of Bethie along with their four-year-old son. She is wonderful and we have no concerns about her, but it has been difficult for me to be without my Little Bird. Last week, I had clothes shopping and interviews for student teaching to do, but this week it has just been me and the computer. I did take two nice, long naps on Monday and I'm going to try to do the same today.

The only issue Bethie is having is that she refuses the bottle at daycare, even though she will eat her cereal. So, she comes home hungry, but not hungry enough to be fussy. It's a good thing we had started her on solids! She is now eating cereal with fruit for breakfast and veggies for dinner. I mixed her green beans into the squash, and now she eats them with no problem. I also mixed her bananas into the cereal, so she's eating a lot more foods now than she realizes. We're going to try pears and sweet potatoes this week, too!