Kiera Update

Well, we all survived Kiera’s first month of daycare (although there were a LOT of doctor’s visits for everyone) and she is officially a daycare baby. 

"I am a mature young lady off to another day of advanced learning." 

I figure it became “official” when she was at the doctor’s for an ear infection and the doctor said “Well, since she’s a daycare baby we better give her the stronger antibiotics.  She likely has a daycare infection and those are harder to cure.”*   

She already looks tougher doesn't she?
Yeah, that's the look of a daycare baby.

So an update on what Kiera is up to these days. 

1. She is now fairly good at getting into a sitting position by herself.  Unfortunately it’s a skill she likes to practice the most when she is in her crib and doesn’t want to go to sleep.  She then sometimes forgets she knows how to lie down.  Ah, I’m alreadylooking forward to when she learns to stand in her crib.  
2. She is working on crawling.  She’s getting pretty successful with the backward push.  It’s just as humorous and sad to watch thesecond time around. 
3. We are officially done with the mellow, laid-back, simply observing, favorite pastime is to lie complacently in mom’s arms part of baby-hood and she is now moving full force into the crazy, must try to grab everything, frantic phase.  I’m already missing the last stage.

"Yeah, I showed that puzzle who's boss!"

Adjusting to dacyare was a bit hard - for her and for me.  She liked the first couple days well enough, except for the sleeping and eating part - but other than that she was fine.  Then as she had to start working through daycare germs she got a bit grumpier.

First day of school!

Asher was there to help drop her off.
I think she required as much stuff for her first day
 as she will need when we send her off to college.  

Deenesh and I went to the cafe after dropping her off to spend a quiet moment together.  Of course, our feelings were a little different - Deenesh practically danced a jig on the way over whereas I was a touch more morose.



*It wasn’t said in a judgy way at all, just as a practical matter.  Still, my heart broke a little. It's almost like she's been tainted.