Emotional Dad moment. @smallsteps went off to daycare for the first time and, she was very excited to go, which I hope holds for a little while so she will enjoy her time there and, the mornings won't be a struggle to get her out of the house. I think that as long as she can play outside and there are dinosaurs to talk with, she will be fine.
This actually feels like a pretty big step for us as in the last two years, sh has only been away from us for 2 nights in total (other than hospital visits) and, that was with the grandparents. Leaving her with people she doesn't know and more importantly, don't know her is a little difficult. I am sure that she will be fine of course but, it is just the thought of it. The daycare teacher wasn't comfortable speaking in English with me so, let's see how it goes when @smallsteps occasionally won't use Finnish.
It is a soft start with a quick ramping up as it is only a half day and my wife will spend it there with her. Tomorrow is another half day but she will be by herself and on Friday, she will spend the entire day there which means, they will have to get her to sleep for her nap. Good luck with that.
in the last month or so, she has grown up a lot and has taken her levels in just about everything up a notch. It is pretty amazing to watch and incredible considering just how much new data a child is exposed to and absorbing each day. I was really glad that one thing didn't change today though and that was when I said goodbye, she ran to me with a big smile and gave me an awesome hug. Her hugs are the best hugs.
Taraz
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