Scott and I visited a few different places before finding out about Grammy Lu. We looked at both centers and in-home daycare, but I have a special fondness to in-home daycare from being around it all my life. We had not found a place that was going to work yet, when one of our neighbors said the lady next to her did daycare. We were excited to have another place to check, but didn't get our hopes up.
I called Grammy Lu to check and she said there were no spots available. We were back to square one. The next day, I had a message on my phone from Grammy Lu saying she had checked her records and since we didn't need care until mid-August, one of her other little kids would turn 2 by then and she could take on another infant. We were thrilled and scheduled a time to meet with her. The three of us went over, met with her and thought it sounded great for Carter...and us. We filled out all the paperwork, got him on the list and he started there Monday.
One of the great things we love about Grammy Lu's is that it is THREE houses up from ours. The proximity to the house can't be beat. It allows us more time with Carter when we get home because there isn't a long commute between. It also allows for craziness in the morning.
The first day of daycare came and it started with a bang. We got up, got ready and were getting everything together when Carter had a blowout. Back upstairs we went to clean him up and change his clothes. After I got him put back together, I picked him up to go downstairs and he spit up all down my shirt. So, outfit number two for me also. There were wardorobe changes for both of us, but after that we finally got out the door. We obviously weren't in a very good routine yet. I dropped Carter off and it was hard but I did okay. I think going back to work two months before he actually had to start helped. Had all that happened on my first day back to work, I think I would have pulled back in the garage and stayed home. Carter did pretty good at daycare, but didn't sleep very well.
Day 2 of daycare came and we did better getting out of the house, but at about noon that day, one of my coworkers informed me that my shirt was inside out! It would not have been a big deal but I had a collared half button down shirt on so it looked ridiculous. I am not sure how I didn't notice, or Scott didn't that morning before we left. It made me laugh outloud at myself. Carter did great again, but still didn't sleep well.
We were slightly concerned about the sleeping thing because when he doesn't sleep well during the day, he doesn't at night either. It wasn't going to be fun if this continued. Grammy Lu decided on a different sleeping arrangment for him starting on Wednesday and since then, his sleeping has been much better. So far, everything is going well. I drop Carter off in the morning and Scott picks him up in the afternoon, unless he has to stay late at work. We hope it continues to go as well as it has, and he will love going there as he gets older.
These are just a couple pictures of Carter the first morning of daycare before we left the house. This was outfit number 2.
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