Lexi started at her new daycare today....and she did GREAT! I was really worried that she would think we were abandoning her, but it turns out that she barely even noticed that we were gone. She didn't cry even once, not even when Seth dropped her off this morning. I'm told she was an angel the entire day. She ate well, she napped well and she played well. Her new day care provider (Heidi) said that the only time she got upset was when another child tried to touch her beloved froggie, Mr. Big.
At her new daycare, she's one of six children ranging in age from 10 months to five years. There's one little five year old girl named "Haley" who Lexi immediately hit it off with. Heidi said that Haley took Lexi under her wing like a mother hen and the two of them got along famously. I'm so thrilled!
It may sound implausible, but Lexi seemed like a different child when I picked her up today. She had already picked up some new things, after being there only one day. She came home making a choo choo sound noise and gestured like a train conductor by makng a fist and pulling down her arm. They must have played choo choo train today.
She also tried to manipulate me less than usual. It was obvious that she conceptualized that she doesn't get her way 100% of the time over there...behavior of which did spill over to our house for at least an hour or so. Then when daddy got home it was all over. She immediately reverted back to her manipulation techniques. Hopefully we will continue to make progress in this area. She sooooo has daddy wrapped around her finger!
I think Lexi will thrive in her new environment. My wish is that she will learn communciation techniques, how to share, how to relate to other children and how to be patient. With so many other children to compete with, it's only natural that these lessons will be learned. We'll see how she does over the next few days, but one this is for sure....she is definitely off to new adventures! Yay!
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