Silas had his first day of daycare on Wednesday. Many of you have asked how it went. Well, honestly? My worst fears were confirmed. I called daycare around 11:30 to check in and see how he was - eventually I got out of them that he had been crying all morning. "He's adjusting" the lady had told me. 3 hours straight, he had been crying. At the point that I had called, he had been calm for a total of 20 minutes and was yawning. I really couldn't stay on the phone too long because (of course) I was crying. I called my Mom in tears. She calmed me down and reassured me that he was indeed adjusting to new noises, smells, and people. I did call back around 4:30 in the afternoon and the girl said Silas had a much better afternoon was doing just fine.
Let me tell you, I couldn't get there fast enough at the end of the day. All I wanted was my baby in my arms. Once we got home, he lasted a total of 45 minutes - I fed him, bathed him, rocked him and he was out. He really didn't sleep much at all that day so he did sleep like a rock that night. I, on the other hand, was tearful all evening at the thought of him having another rough day. My heart was so heavy that night and I'm pretty sure I cried myself to sleep.
Yesterday was day 2 of daycare and that went much better, I was told. He laughed and cooed at the girls. Jake went and picked him up for lunch which, let me tell you, made me fall even deeper in love with my husband!! Jake knew how heartbroken I was having both of us be away from him for 11 hours so it absolutely melted my heart that he went out of his way to spend time with Silas in the middle of the day! I guess you could call day 2 a success. I'm told he loves Heather, who is the director and has a 4 month old. He must sense that Heather is a mommy too. So far I've talked to Andrea and Heather, both of which are SO sweet and take turns holding Silas. I'm sure they think I'm ridiculous - every time I call or pick him up, I thank them over and over for holding him and loving on him. It makes me feel so much better knowing someone is giving him attention.
So now I have 4 glorious days off with Silas!! He is currently napping - daycare has wiped him out and he's slept so hard both nights. Last night he slept for 11 hours, only waking up once to eat. Poor babe. I'm kind of enjoying a little more rest, though! Jake is taking the weekend off so we can celebrate Jake's first Father's Day! I think we're headed to the farmer's market tomorrow!!
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I think that daycare is the most difficult when they're babies b/c they can't talk and you have no idea what is going on. They adjust quickly though and it's much better when they're a little older b/c they make friends and do really fun activities. My kids love daycare. They have learned so much and are really well adjusted kids. So while it's difficult, it's not all bad.
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