Well Baby LG turned 3 months on Friday and my maternity is slipping away before my eyes!
It is always going to be difficult to put your child into nursery but it is particularly hard at 3 months old. LG has started her settling in days this week. Yesterday I took her in at 10am and we worked through the paperwork. As it's half term nursery is very quiet and the baby room only had 5 little boys yesterday. As I sat on a cushion will LG on my lap, a gorgeous little boy came over and very carefully placed his cheek on LG's. She didn't flinch at all and then he put his arm around her and gave her a big hug. He was only just walking and not talking but clearly wanted to welcome LG to nursery and she liked her hug. I left LG there for only 30 mins but as I walked away I felt quite warm inside from the little boy's cute gesture. He clearly wanted to welcome LG but he'd done more than he knew in that tiny little act.
I felt nursery was perhaps a good place for LG to be. Previously I'd been very apprehensive and scared. It is good for her social skills and I have no doubt she will quickly build friendships. Okay I would love more than anything for her to have been with me or my husband for longer but at 3 months she is very curious and alert. She likes to people watch (like her mum!) and sometimes we have felt at home she needs more stimulation which she will most certainly get from nursery. The key worker told me the younger they are the better as you tend to get less tears when the parents leave. I think part of me selfishly wanted a few tears but as I walked away she sat happily with one of the nursery staff whilst the other children in the baby room looked on.
Today I left LG for 3 hours whilst I went to set up my classroom and LG was more than happy to go to the key worker. The time went slowly being away from her but it was good to have the time to get my classroom in order (it has been left in a chaotic state by my maternity cover teachers!). I arrived to collect LG at 1pm and as I walked in the nursery there were no children in the baby room - I assume they were napping in the back room. I heard the deputy manager call me and as I looked over I spotted my little LG. The deputy had her in hold and they were in the toddler room watching the little children playing. One little girl was stroking LG's cheek. The deputy said LG was fascinated by the children and had been quite content to watch them playing.
As I drove LG home she gurgled to herself in her mirror having a chirpy conversation. I asked her questions and she gurgled back at me as if telling me about her day. Very cute!
I hope she continues to be happy with going to nursery so I will feel less guilty (if that is possible!) about her having to go whilst I work.
It is always going to be difficult to put your child into nursery but it is particularly hard at 3 months old. LG has started her settling in days this week. Yesterday I took her in at 10am and we worked through the paperwork. As it's half term nursery is very quiet and the baby room only had 5 little boys yesterday. As I sat on a cushion will LG on my lap, a gorgeous little boy came over and very carefully placed his cheek on LG's. She didn't flinch at all and then he put his arm around her and gave her a big hug. He was only just walking and not talking but clearly wanted to welcome LG to nursery and she liked her hug. I left LG there for only 30 mins but as I walked away I felt quite warm inside from the little boy's cute gesture. He clearly wanted to welcome LG but he'd done more than he knew in that tiny little act.
I felt nursery was perhaps a good place for LG to be. Previously I'd been very apprehensive and scared. It is good for her social skills and I have no doubt she will quickly build friendships. Okay I would love more than anything for her to have been with me or my husband for longer but at 3 months she is very curious and alert. She likes to people watch (like her mum!) and sometimes we have felt at home she needs more stimulation which she will most certainly get from nursery. The key worker told me the younger they are the better as you tend to get less tears when the parents leave. I think part of me selfishly wanted a few tears but as I walked away she sat happily with one of the nursery staff whilst the other children in the baby room looked on.
Today I left LG for 3 hours whilst I went to set up my classroom and LG was more than happy to go to the key worker. The time went slowly being away from her but it was good to have the time to get my classroom in order (it has been left in a chaotic state by my maternity cover teachers!). I arrived to collect LG at 1pm and as I walked in the nursery there were no children in the baby room - I assume they were napping in the back room. I heard the deputy manager call me and as I looked over I spotted my little LG. The deputy had her in hold and they were in the toddler room watching the little children playing. One little girl was stroking LG's cheek. The deputy said LG was fascinated by the children and had been quite content to watch them playing.
As I drove LG home she gurgled to herself in her mirror having a chirpy conversation. I asked her questions and she gurgled back at me as if telling me about her day. Very cute!
I hope she continues to be happy with going to nursery so I will feel less guilty (if that is possible!) about her having to go whilst I work.