Ten month old and he's leaving mommy already. *sigh*. I got this strange feeling like I'm missing a part of me. But Chase didn't care. He wasn't crying when mommy and daddy waved good-bye to him. He just stared at us thinking, "Strange place, but it looks cool. Bye guys."
The decision to leave him at daycare was a hard one. There are days earlier in his life that I wanted to send him to daycare and leave me to sleep. But I also enjoyed being there for his first of everything- first laugh, first "mama"/"dada", first crawl, etc. I didn't want a stranger to be the one to experience his FIRST's.
So what led me to decide finally at 10 month old that he's ready? I wanted him to interact and socialize more with other kids. I wanted some time to clean up the apartment that looks like a scene from Hoarders. ok. Not that bad, but getting there. I've been collecting lots of baby gears and toys. I must say it's not Chase's fault. He doesn't care if he didn't have any toys. It's me. It's all me.
I also now have time to write you this post! Time to catch up on my doctor and dental check-ups, which is what I'm doing today. Hopefully daycare doesn't call me in the middle of getting my fillings done!
Another reason why we spent money to send Chase to daycare when we really don't have that much money (especially for daycare in NYC) is because I'm planning to return to work part-time in the next month or so. I rather have him acclimated to daycare now then when I have to rush out the door to work. I need to work to earn extra money for all the "mommy and me" classes that are available in the city. They're not cheap! Yes, I know I can take him to the library for free storytelling and to the park for free fun, but the weather is getting colder and the park is not an option. The library used to be a great place for us to spend our time, but Chase's naps now land right smack in the middle of storytelling time. So that's out the window. And mommy can only entertain Chase for so long. He needs friends near his age.
Yes, my son is in daycare, leaving me alone to do my own thing. *sigh*
And I forgot to take a picture! :(
