Daycare transition!

 Mya started her new daycare last week and she was a trooper!! I always expect the worst, but hope for the best. She is EXTREMELY shy, so for the first day, I envisioned that she'd be crying for at least 30 minutes after we left and standing alone in the corner for most of the day, but thankfully, they sent a message an hour after we dropped her off and she was already playing with a puzzle.. which at least meant she was distracted and happy enough to play with a toy, although, I could tell her eyes were a bit swollen from crying T_T

When we picked her up after the first day, she was happy and super talkative! We tried asking her about her first day, and we at least knew her teacher's name so we tried to repeat that to her and she happily repeated back so that was a good sign :) I asked the staff to send me a list of the kids' names so I could try to practice that with her, because she was saying some kids' names already but I couldn't quite make out what they were.

This new daycare is those legit, institutionalized ones where they have an app and they send you updates throughout the day, so it's been really cool to see what she's up to and what she eats. Our old one in NY was just a small home daycare so they didn't have all that stuff.

It was funny to see that Mya always finishes all her meals. Of course she would.. Food is not something we worry about when it comes to Mya though I really thought she might not like the new food because it's more like.. typical public institutionalized "white people" food. At her old daycare, the staff was Hispanic and they made delicious homemade food.. Well, Mya always likes everything and at the old daycare they always told us, "SHE LOVES TO EAT!" Lol. I'm not sure if they give seconds at this school, or just everyone the same portion, because she's always pretty damn hungry when she gets home, so I always have a snack ready.

Still cried each time we dropped her off for that first week, but we can tell she really loves the school based on the staff's feedback so far and how happy she is when she comes home. Though, her naps at school have been suffering (probably with the adjustment) so she's gone down an hour early each day for sleep. She only acts out when she's overtired so we've just been more wary about putting her down early. Thankfully, Carlo rocking her and us both kissing her head and cheeks really calms her down.

Transition was much smoother than we'd had hoped for! And, we can tell she's definitely learning a lot more and sooo much more confident and chatty after school. I think being in a cohort of other kids in her age bracket has really benefited her (the old daycare was a mix of ages from newborn to 4).