Day Care - the first week

Well, it is official - Cole has entered the daycare arena. We just completed his first week of going to "school" everyday and Cole did great! His teachers all love him already, especially the morning teacher who already called him her fave. We aren't surprised, because Cole is the happiest morning baby...I mean he is generally pretty pleasant, but in the morning he really shines.

I made it through the week with only crying once (the first day) and calling twice to check on him (day 1 and 2). I feel pretty good now with him being there. The teachers all seem top-notch and I love the little reports we get each day on what he did. Here is a sample:

This week's theme: Water (each week they have a theme they learn about, even in the infant room!)

Language Arts: We practiced making swishing sounds like water

Cognitive development: We pretended to row our boats and wave our arms

Music: We sang row, row, row, your boat

Creative art: we painted with colored ice cubes

Motor skills: We tried pulling ourselves up with the help of our teachers

Self Help: we practiced the sign language sign for "eat"

Sensory stimulation: we squeezed water out of a wet sponge

So, as you can see, Cole is busy each day doing all kinds of fun things.

Here is a photo of Day 1 before we left. As you can see, he is protesting a bit:

But, by Day 2 he was all good!