Today was my first day back to work. School starts on Thursday! I was depressed last night, but sucked it up and was alright this morning. Natalie was excited to see her friends again and gave Ms. Janet a big hug when she walked in. I took her over to the toys and she didn't miss a beat. I talked to Janet for a little bit about the few new things that Natalie does and then asked her for a kiss bye-bye and she gave me one, kind of forced. But them waved and said "bye." She was already back in the normal routine.
When I picked her up this afternoon, I asked Janet how she did and Janet said that she got cranky around 11:15 ish, so she gave her a cracker in her high chair while she fixed lunch for everyone. Natalie ended up falling asleep for a little bit in the high chair, she was so tired from all the playing. Janet managed to wake her up and eat lunch and put her down for a nap around 12:30. She slept until 3:00. I knew she would be tired. When I walked in to pick her up, she yelled, "hi" and then proceeded to tell me something about what she was playing with. I am not sure what it was, but something like "EE she his bit sheeee oowe"
I am so glad that she did well today, it hasn't set in yet for me that I am back to work and won't be able to hang out with her all day. i bet it will sink in next week when school is officially in session. But at least we didn't cry today when I dropped her off. That a good start to the school year!
Awe Jamie, I'm glad you made it through the first day ok. That has to be so hard. Its nice though knowing that Nat is happy and loves playing at Janets. Shes in good care.
ReplyDeleteI hope your first day back to school was a good one.