Yesterday was the first day at day care for my 2 years old daughter, Swetha. Although I am a working mom she had been taken care by my parents/in-laws ever since she was 3months old. We have chosen a day care that is 2 miles away from our house. She seemed to have fun and enjoyed all the activities during her first trial visit. Hence decided to send her twice a week to start with. Yesterday being the first official day for her I was overwhelmed with all the emotions and so many other things to do. Was busy with the paper work, packing up things for her, getting her ready. Both my husband & I went to drop her off at the day care. As most of the kids do she too started crying when we were leaving. I was almost into the tears but I have controlled myself and acted STRONG in front of her. Waited outside the center for 20 minutes and left the place once she stopped crying.I was so upset and for a moment thought are we doing the right thing for her? But soon realized that this situation is going to come one day or the other. Sending her to the day care is a definitely a good move for her own development and growth. However I felt very restless at work and could not concentrate on anything. I called up day care center every 3hrs to find out how she was doing. We went to pick her up in the evening. She was so happy to see us, came running and gave us a big hug. I gave her dinner and put her to bed. She was fine for a while and then she started crying in the middle of the night. Could be due to the separation anxiety. This morning when I dropped her off at the center she did pretty good. Though she cried but it was not as bad as it was yesterday. I hope things get much better as days go by and she will have more fun over there.
