First day at Mother's Day Out
Categories: Toddlers, Childcare
I know I should be scouring the Internet for fabulous finds and products, but I just dropped my precious boy at his first day of Mother's Day Out. Today marks the first time that he will be cared for by someone besides myself, my husband or our rarely-used babysitter. What does this mean for me? Three and a half hours of uninterrupted toddler-free time!
I'm sure I will grow to adore this little break once a week, but right now, all I can do is stare at the clock and wonder.
Is he having fun? Does he miss me? Will he eat all of his lunch? Is he being a good boy? Is he going to take a MONSTER POOP and stink up the entire classroom?
I'm sure he's having a great time, as he didn't even shed a tear as I left the room. (I, of course, can't say the same for myself.) Still, it's so hard to watch your little ones grow up. Tell me, what was your first "official" drop-off like? Did you cry?
I'm sure I will grow to adore this little break once a week, but right now, all I can do is stare at the clock and wonder.
Is he having fun? Does he miss me? Will he eat all of his lunch? Is he being a good boy? Is he going to take a MONSTER POOP and stink up the entire classroom?
I'm sure he's having a great time, as he didn't even shed a tear as I left the room. (I, of course, can't say the same for myself.) Still, it's so hard to watch your little ones grow up. Tell me, what was your first "official" drop-off like? Did you cry?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ame s 3-31-2008 @ 3:26PM
With my first, I didn't cry but she sure did! She was 18 months old, and I would leave her twice a week for 2.5 hours because they napped earlier than she was used to. I did watch that clock, though.
I started sending my 2nd daughter when she was 2 months old. She could only stay for 2 hours because she didn't want to take a bottle.
I did sniffle some when my 2nd started kindergarten. I will have a 5th and 3rd grader next year. Egads, they are getting older and dragging me along with them ;)
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ikate 3-31-2008 @ 4:40PM
You will quickly learn to HOPE he has a monster poop there so you aren't the one cleaning it up! :)
Honestly, Maggie has been at daycare since she was 15 weeks old and it gets much, much easier with time. Especially at this age (she's 18 months) when you really can see what fun they are having when they run to the room.
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Heidi 3-31-2008 @ 5:18PM
I have 4 boys, and I have to say that my hardest drop was when my oldest (he is 7) entered grade 1 and he asked me to drop him off at the corner of the school yard before school and then he ran across the field to find all of his friends. I sat there and watched him...he looked back a couple of times, then finally pointed at me to drive away. So with tears streaming down my cheeks in realization that my baby was a very big boy, I left him to grow up....now I look back and giggle, but I remember at the time thinking I couldn't believe he was so big.
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JBM 4-01-2008 @ 8:03AM
I do remember the 1st day I dropped him off, he was only 7 weeks old, and I bawled all the way to work, at work and all the way to pick him up. I was told it would get easier as he got older (I'm a daycare user all the time), and I wish I could find who told me that and tell them they lied. He's just now 3 and while some aspects have become not so bad, I still cry 3 days out of the week normally. And Monday's are the hardest days for me. I do worry still if he misses me, but the times I've gone to get him early, he's to busy playing or doing the activites with them to even notice me. His friends are like... You're mama's here, and then he sees me. But to let you in on why pick up is so awesome... it's that smile they give you when they see you it melts away bad days from work and just bad days from being female ;). From 10ms old on it's been my favorite part of the day, now he glows when I pick him up and shows me the art work they've done! I'm not able to stay home, but if I could I would, and I'm sure he'd give me the smile at home too, but I do look forward to them on the car ride there :).
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Nikki 4-01-2008 @ 11:19AM
I cried when I dropped my daughter off for the first time-- she was 18 mos old, and I've been home with her from the start. She was SO! EXCITED! to play with new toys, and see other kids, but mommy was a bit heartbroken. I took myself out to breakfast. :) It hurt my pride a little when she could barely be bothered to give me a good-bye kiss, but I'd MUCH rather leave her happily playing than sobbing and clinging to my leg...
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Holly 4-01-2008 @ 12:47PM
I dropped my daughter off at 7-weeks-old. Yes, I cried! And I backed into a car while leaving daycare! Horrible, horrible day!
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