Well, today was Kayah's first day at daycare. I woke up at 5:00am...which is now the regular start time of my day...and my stomach was turning in knots just thinking about leaving Kayah some place strange and new. Kayah and I took our shower (yes, Kayah likes showers) and got ready for the day. We had about a half an hour of free time before we needed to head out the door, so what did we do? Well, I sat there with Kayah sleeping in my arms and bawled, asking Josh to watch over our little girl and make sure she is safe and loved while I can't be with her. When it was time to go I packed Kayah into the car and drove off. I sang her favorite songs to her all the way there, which put her to sleep. I carried her into daycare and handed her over to Robyn, my daycare provider. I could feel my heart breaking, but I was able to choke back the tears for a few minutes. As I turned around and walked out the door and down the driveway to my car I lost it again...sobbing with tears pouring down my face. As I drove to work I kept telling Josh that he better be with Kayah every second that I'm not with her! I suppose I was totally being the first-time mom dropping off her baby at daycare for the first time, but it was SO hard! I held back and didn't call to check up on her once during the school day. Partly because I didn't want to start crying on the phone, but mostly because I was too busy to even get to the phone. Finally, it was 4:00pm and I hurried out the door to pick up my baby girl. Turns out she had a perfect day! She ate at just the right times, slept at just the right times, and didn't even fuss or cry until I got there to pick her up (I think she was just ready to go home and started fussing as soon as she knew I was there.). So (sigh) she did well. It was a good first day of daycare for Kayah. I totally trust my daycare lady, Robyn, which helps a lot...but still doesn't take all of the anxiousness away. I know as the weeks go on it'll start to get easier.
So there's my first day of daycare story. I have pictures to go with it, but I don't feel like downloading them off of my camera right now. However, I will download a picture of Kayah's birth announcements. They ended up looking really cool. Too bad that by the time I got them sent out, Kayah already looked different! They change so fast...it's crazy!! Here's the announcement...
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