On June 11, Eliza moved daycares and started in a Toddler classroom. Gone were her days of pampering, cuddling, sleeping whenever she wanted (or not sleeping, as often was the case), drinking bottles, and all the general good-natured spoiling that occurred at her first daycare home-away-from-home.
But along with those changes came many good ones! Being around big kids encouraged Eliza to start walking--two weeks in she no longer crawled. She now takes a consistent 2+hour nap, even at home on the weekends. She's being stimulated in a new environment and new bigger kids. She spends more time with Mommy & Daddy, since we get to visit her each day.
We still totally miss our teachers/friends from Eliza's first daycare, but the change has been positive once the hard transition period was over. Now there are no tears at drop-offs or after visits. This makes us as parents extremely happy and more comfortable.
Here are some pictures from the past month of Toddler-hood.
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| Very First Day; not so sure about this |
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| Water Table; 3 weeks later |
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| Splish-splash! |
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| Fun in the dirt |
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| This play house is FUN! |
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| Crafting by |
That last picture was of the holiday craft sent home for us to complete together. We were supposed to glue the blue and red pieces onto the white paper however the child liked. As you can see, Eliza wasn't quite up to the task. Her contributions to the craft were to roll the paper up, crinkle it, and rip a piece of the red stripe off. Gary explained that she made the flag look like it was waving in the wind since it has a bend to to it!
Even though it was a difficult first month (for all 3 of us) adjusting to the new center, things are going great now. Eliza is doing well and we can't wait to see her continue to grow & develop with the help of the new teachers and kids.
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