First week of daycare

Well - we survived.

On Monday morning we dropped Alex off at 10am and picked him up at 1pm. Apart from the fact that he didn't drink from the bottle, he had a good time. I think it was worst for Mum and Dad. We were a bit lost without him around. The downside of him not drinking was that he was starving when he got home and so he was up half the night catching up (and possibly because of jet-lag). It was pretty tough on us.

Tuesday, he was there from 10am to 3pm and managed to drink a little (only about 20mls). He was dead tired when he got home and slept from about 4pm. Once again, he was up half the night because he was hungry, and because he'd gone to bed so early!

Wednesday he stayed until 5pm and drank about 100mls. He stayed up a little later, and the night was a little better.

Thursday his drinking improved again and on Friday he had almost 300mls. He went to bed at a "normal" time and only woke up in the night to feed, then pretty much straight back to sleep. I hope that the worst is over!

The people at daycare have been very nice. Here are the comments out of his diary.

Monday - Dear Alex. Today was your first day. You slept well, but did not want to eat. You will get used to being here soon. You had a good but short day here.

Tuesday - Dear Alex. It is better today with your eating. You find all the new toys very exciting, and you also seem to relax more with the older children and with me. You slept twice today.

Wednesday - Dear Alex. Today you wanted to eat a little bit and you were happy playing on the ground on a blanket. You had a good day.

Thursday - Dear Alex. I think you are getting more used to me and the place. You slept well and I can get food in you which makes me very happy. You are very good at playing on the ground with toys.

Friday - Dear Alex. You slept well this morning and after your sleep you were happy. Your first bottle was finished in parts and your second almost finished at once.