Well today was my first day leaving E in daycare and heading to my "other job". It was only a half day today, so I was more confident about leaving her. L dropped her off, and later told me that she did well - no tears, etc. When I went to pick her up, she looked pretty tired (and D, the daycare lady, told me that E was laying down on her and probably would have slept, but she was trying to keep the kiddo awake since I was due to come soon).
E loved sitting on everyone's lap, shutting the door (her obsession right now), and listening to all of the stories that were read to her. This made me feel so much better, and now I'm not as concerned about tomorrow. Of course, my kiddo does NOT nap well in other places, but maybe she'll be so tuckered out from playing with the other kids that she'll crash? Here's to hoping.
My day went well - pretty uneventful. I realized that there appears to be much less paperwork up here (and about a 1/4 of caseload as downstate), and the services seem better, too. The system is just completely different here, so it'll take a little getting used to. It does seem to be a very family friendly place to work, which is a relief, too. C, my boss appears very laid back. Yay for that.
Anyway, other than that, life is same ol' same ol'. E did have her very first taste of corn on the cob over the weekend. She enjoyed it, though she had a hard time holding on to it properly (it kept slipping from her hands). She seemed to enjoy it raw more than cooked, but ate it both ways. We're corn lovers in my family (in fact, my siblings and I worked at a corn stand our entire jr. high/high school career), so it seems like E is enjoying its yumminess, too. Though, in this picture it looks like she's kissing the corn, doesn't it?
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
First Day
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Did you know she's actually not supposed to have corn until she's two?? It's an allergy threat. Especially since everything seems to have corn-something-or-another in it.
Glad your first day went well.
i love her hair! #1 won't touch the stuff. he's been shying away from anything that doesn't look like it is a brownish grain. ushghh..
I spoke with my ped. about it a little while back, and since there isn't any history of allergy in our family, he wasn't concerned.
Oh, and K? I love brownish grains, too... especially when it manifests itself in bread... yummmmm. :)
J-man *loves* corn. I did hear something about it being difficult for digestion or something (?), but really didn't pay attention. I don't think kids are supposed to have a lot of foods during their first two years because of allergens (if they're suspected to be allergic), but we've tried most of them anyway, with no problems. :)
I'm so glad your first day went well! Yay! I'm sure E will get the hang of things, and once she's used to the place, maybe she'll rest a little bit.
Oh, and if you want to let me know E's size, I'll totally make her some longies! I'm dying to knit something pink or purple or even yellow anyway, with all this blue stuff surrounding me right now. :)
Congrats on a smooth first day! Typically the case loads are indeed a bit smaller up here, but some of that is because of having to cover larger geographical areas and needing the additional time to travel between clients. Will you be doing mostly home visits? Travel time has to be less stressful than additional paperwork though, right?
Hi Sara!
Yes, I'll be doing mostly home visits, so on the road a lot. It's the name of the game in my field, so it'll be fine. I think it'll be the same amount of driving as downstate. The reimbursement for gas is good, again much better than downstate. :)
I expected the caseload to be smaller, as there just isn't the same population here. It's nice b/c we can provide quality services as we have more time to spend with each client.
i second sara's congrats on a smooth return to work! i know it wasn't easy, but it sounds like she's in good hands! =)
oh yeah, and nolan loves corn too! my ped said a lot of the allergy info is changing now b/c of new reports that indicate that allergies aren't developed, you just have them or you don't. nolan has been eating pb sandwiches for a while now on the peds advice (creamy only) and loves them too! =)
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