Today is Ant's first day! I went with him yesterday, we stayed for about 2 hours. After we'd been there for 30 min or so I told him that I was going away for a bit, but would be back soon. The teacher was right there, he started crying immediately and saying "Mommy, mommy, mommy". I said bye bye one more time and then got up and left. Burst into tears as soon as I got outside the door - it was awful not being able to comfort my poor baby. So much worse than leaving him with Mom or the in-laws, he was really screaming, as opposed to just the crying he would do when I left him with them. Sigh. I left to get a few things out of the car, when I came back I could still hear him yelling at top volume. I went to the bathroom, and by the time I came out he had settled down. I then went into the office and filled out some paperwork - every now and again I heard him calling out for me or crying a little, but not nearly as bad. When I went back again the teachers said he had been playing a bit (and had some pictures to prove it).
Mark did the drop off today. The plan was that he'd stay for about half an hour until Ant was comfortable, then say goodbye at that point. He said that Ant clearly knew something was up, because he kept going to him and saying daddy daddy. So Mark and the teachers decided it was unproductive for him to stay, so he said goodbye and left. He called me while he was still there, peeking in a bit, and said that Ant seemed to be alright, although calling for him sometimes. I called a bit later to check on him, they said he ate some of his breakfast although not nearly as much as he would at home, and that he was crying a bit off and on - very fragile, but participating and playing with the other kids a bit. So I think it will work out, but *man* is it tough! I almost think it would have been better to start him earlier when he wasn't so aware of what was happening.
On a happier note, I say "good morning" to Ant every day when I go in to get him out of the crib. Today I walked in, and he said "moh-ning" to me first! He's also started saying "coming, coming" when he's really ready to get out of his crib in the morning, because that's what we say when he's calling for us and we're on our way. Too funny!
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Way back before we were even thinking about kids for real, we were making fun of people who give their kids wierd names, or misspelled names. We joked that we would call our first son Phred, our second Fwed, and our third Schweffel (after a hockey player whose name we found amusing). Phred has arrived and turned into Antony, and Fwed became Timothy. Only time will tell if Schweffel will come to pass.
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It's so hard in the beginning! I agree that it seems a bit harder with older kids (having watched a lot at our daycare), though it was still hard for me and the kiddos at 6 months. But I can tell you that even the kids who had the toughest time at our daycare, screaming all day for multiple days, have since adjusted and love being there. It takes time, but everyone gets there. Good luck with it.
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