Just about one year ago today, I posted this. It is hard to believe that Luke has now been going to Punky's for a full-year. I am still just as happy - if not even happier - with the place (and ALL of the teachers) as I was the day we chose it in November 2008. Each of the teacher's love Luke so much and it is evident that he loves them too by the way he interacts with each of them.
He smiles and giggles as I pull into Punky's driveway. He throws his blankie and paci off to the side of his carseat ready to go play for the day! There haven't been tears in the morning in quite a long time. He willingly goes into Jamie's arms in the morning and leans in to give me a kiss (did I mention he is giving kisses A LOT now???? It is the best and cutest thing EVER! Gotta love those baby kisses!). We wave bye-bye and off he goes to eat some breakfast.
He smiles and giggles (and sometimes a whiny "momma") when I pick him up too. He is so excited to see me- that is a wonderful feeling! He "runs" into my arms for a big hug. Sometimes he will grab his coat when he sees my car pull up (well, not my new car, he doesn't quite recognize it yet as being my car). Another mom has a car that is a similar color to my old car so last week Luke ran for his coat when he saw the car pull up. Punky told him it was Amaya's momma and not his and she said he let out a big sigh, but just went back to playing, patiently waiting for me to come! While I love him running right to me when I walk into the room, I also love when he doesn't notice me right away, and I can watch him play and interact with the other kids. The other day he was playing with a car (surprise, surprise) and was trying to give it to a little boy named Brayden. Brayden wasn't really feeling it, but Luke kept offering and just had a huge smile on his face...I could just watch him play all day!
He is still napping and eating really well there too! He is fully rested when we get home so it is just playtime, dinnertime, bathtime, and some more playing before bed. Other than his short fits of "feed me now", Luke is a really happy guy in the evenings, which is great. I couldn't imagine being away from him all day long and him being a crabby mess every night.
I am so thankful to have found such a great place for Luke to spend his days and for Punky being so flexible with my Fridays off/working from home and our summer schedule.
Oh and by the way, I don't think I ever said that the name of the daycare is "With Loving Care" (I always just say Punky's house, but there is an actual name associated with it). It is the perfect name for such a wonderful place!
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