- i definitely shed some tears when i dropped her off. lauren was super happy monday morning...all smiles and lots of talking. which is better than crying, but made it hard for me to leave her. i love how much she smiles and talks. and the thought of missing that broke my heart.
- throughout the rest of the day i thought of her a lot and teared up a few times...but made it through the day!! plus i have a lot of 'catch up' work stuff, so that kept me busy! plus people kept talking to me & of course i didnt mind talking about my baby!!
- when i picked lauren up she was sleeping. dove (our daycare provider) said lauren "did so so good" that day. only a little fussing. she napped a few times, ate four times & had plenty of diaper changes. so that made me happy that lauren had a good first day.
- once we got home, i realized HOW exhausted i was AND how exhausted lauren was. she normally goes to sleep b/w 830 and 930pm, last night she fell asleep at 745!! out like a log! then woke up at 230am, fell right back asleep & then woke up today (tue) at 6am. so she really did have a busy first day.
- dove said she was a good girl and that she enjoys taking care of her, which of course makes me happy. i know there will be *rough & tough* days for lauren (and heath & i) but its nice to know she's off to a good start!tuesday (today... three more days, three more days!):
- woke up, oddly refreshed. dropped lauren off w/ no tears!
- today has been fine. of course i think of her and miss her A LOT, but iknow she's in a good place. im just hoping today is a "good day" too.
- i cannot wait to leave and pick her up! (yeah im @ work, naughty of me...but i wanted to write this update quick!!!)
random: this is a picture of what heath and i call lauren's "sad/pouty" face. i know she's usually upset or whiny about something, but seriously, this is the cutest face ever! her little lip sticks out, she gets a huge frown & her big beautiful eyes get so sad! we call it her "grinch baby face"... b/c if youve ever seen the real people version of "the grinch movie" w/ jim carrey.... this face reminds us of the part when the grinch is a baby, sitting in its highchair, throwing a hissy fit. obviously lauren is 100 TIMES cuter than that green creature... but she really does look like the grinch baby! :)xoxo
-jkh
