First Day of Daycare

Well today we sent our wee one out into the world of Daycare. She just turned two and this is a first for all of us. We have long since used baby-sitters and currently have some of the best there are! I have put it off and put it off until I can't do it anymore. Ma petite is the most social child I have ever seen. We realized a long tie ago we were doing her a disservice by not having her around other children her age. The only interaction she gets is with children during her gymnastics class and in church on Sunday's. This is not near enough for someone as social as she is. So I put it off and put it off until I couldn't anymore in good conscience keep it from her.

Now that's not the only reason I have taken these measures. I need me time. I have for the past two years spent pretty much 24/7 with an infant. If that's not enough to drive you mad then I don't know what is. I have always been a person who needs quiet and alone time. When you have a young child that goes out the window. So when I start to feel my sanity slipping I realize that it's not doing myself or my daughter any good. So we start the process of finding someone for her. It was hard coming to the point that I had to think of myself. I have always heard that you should put your child before you. At last I realized that in finding her an outlet I was finding one for myself. I came to the understanding that I was hurting her by not taking care of myself.

So we start a new phase today and it's one that I am ready for but also means that she is growing up. It's not the first day of school, but for me it's still a step of her growing process.