I may live to regret this post...but we seem to have cleared the separation anxiety hurdle! That's right -- it has now been 2 straight weeks of day care drop-offs without as much as a single tear. No, Owl Babies didn't do the trick, and neither did The Kissing Hand. It was a cardboard drum. Calder's teacher, Mrs. Johnson, is quite creative and she makes all kinds of toys for the kids out of everyday items. So, she recently made a drum out of a round cardboard container, covered it with ABC's, and it was love at first sight for Calder. It's the very first thing he picks up each morning when we enter the classroom...and he's so busy marching around playing his drum for his friends that he doesn't think twice about Mommy leaving.
Now, there are two reasons why I could regret making this announcement. 1 - We're just about to leave for a one-week vacation, and adjusting back to day care once we return might not be the easiest thing. And 2 -- About a week after we return from vacation, Calder transitions into the 2-year old classroom. In general, I'm not worried about the transition -- he's already spent a lot of time over there and he loves Ms. Yolanda, the main teacher. My biggest concern? They don't have a cardboard drum...
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