Oh boy....what a week!

I'm not sure where to even begin so I guess I will start with the basics....Chase is now eating rice cereal once a day (usually around dinner time). He started last Wednesday at about 3 1/2 months old which is a little young in the mind of some people but he was hungry all the time and I knew that he was ready for "solid food". He would follow our forks and spoons and try to grab them when we would eat and then he would mimic our mouths and make a chewing movement. Sooooo, I called the pediatrician and talked to a nurse. I explained that I would be starting back to work and he would be in daycare in 5 days (that's another story though) and that I wanted to try him on cereal with me at home so I could really watch and see if he had a negative reaction before we threw daycare into the mix. Needless to say, he gets VERY excited when I put him in his highchair and his eyes get big, his mouth opens wide and his arms flail with joy when I walk toward him. Rice cereal, no problem!

The next big hurdle is me going back to work and him starting at daycare. We took him last Thursday for a trial run (actually, it was more a trial run for me than him) and it went well. I know that him teachers will do great with him it is more a matter of me accepting that fact. He started today (Monday) and did good. Jason and I dropped him off together so that we could finalize the login procedures and learn how to check him in and out every day. We also brought all his "stuff". I refused to leave if he was fussy so we waited a few minutes until some of his class mates were done with breakfast and could join him on the floor to distract him. I made Jason call once and check on him just for my peace of mind. He did good and took a brief nap on the way home. When we got home, he did want a little extra snuggle time with me, which I never mind, and then we played for a little bit. One day down, way too many to go! The good news is that tomorrow is another teacher workday so I have some flexibility in my schedule and will drop him off a little later than normal and pick him up after swim practice in the afternoon. The plan is for Jason to drop him off in the morning because I have to report to work before daycare even opens and then I will pick him up in the afternoon. Dad = bad guy, Mom = Good guy! I like this plan!

Will try to keep everyone posted on how I cope over the next couple of weeks.....I know there are multiple betting pools out there...I passed day 1, week 1 is still a question! Hope all is well and everyone is enjoying the recent pictures that we sent out. If you aren't getting them, let me know and I will add you to the email list.