Manny's 1st day of MDO

Yesterday was Manny's first day of Mother's Day Out, and it went great! I was more emotional about it than I thought I'd be, BUT I didn't cry when we dropped him off, so that's good...ha! The night before when I was getting his stuff ready it just hit me how fast time goes by. Cliche', yes, but it's so true, and I know he'll be starting kindergarten before I know it! He wasn't really in the mood for pictures, but he looked SO cute in his SheShe Made outfit.

 

We also got the cutest gear for him from SheShe Made...he was definitely styling for his first day! Thanks so much Ashley...we (and everyone else!) love it. :)

You might have noticed in the pictures above that Manny had two tubes of ointment in his hand. He is real funny about choosing a random object each day and that's what he likes to take with him everywhere. Well yesterday he decided the tubes of ointment would be his sidekick. I had to laugh when I saw him grab the ointment and his backpack and drag it to the front door...he was ready to go! :)

 

When we got there, he went right in and started playing with toys. He didn't cry at all, which made me so happy! It would have been really hard to leave him if he was crying. The director is great and sent me this email after he'd been there a little while...it made me SO proud! :)

Here are a few more pictures of the day. Top left is another of him ready to leave...he stood at the door forever waiting on us. The top right picture is right after we dropped him off and he ran over to play. I took it with my cell phone and zoomed in so it's really grainy. The bottom left picture is from when I came to pick him up. He was coloring and it was SO cute. And I didn't notice this til looking at these pictures just now, but if you look closely the first toy he picked up when I dropped him off was Minnie Mouse, and he still has her with him at the end of the day when he's coloring. :) Can't say I'm surprised since he's always attaching to something.

The last picture is just of his report for the day, and so of course I had to document his first "report card". Yep, I'm totally, without a doubt, "that mom".

Two things I do want to ask about:

1. You'll notice from his report card that he didn't nap at all, which I didn't expect him to really. You know how you'll see kids asleep in strollers, or falling asleep in exersaucers or playing with toys? Well that has NEVER been Manny. If there is any kind of activity going on, he can't sleep. He naps great if he's in a room by himself, but I'm so worried he's never going to nap there. He doesn't take a paci or stuffed animal or anything, so that makes it hard. They were very nice about it but I was just wondering if anybody has had a similar experience with their child? I know it was his first "group napping" experience, so it will take some time...but if you have any input I would love to hear it.

2. He also barely ate any of his lunch or snack. In fact, if they hadn't sent the report home, I would've thought he didn't eat anything at all because the containers basically were full. They don't feed him anything - only items I send, so I know he didn't eat other stuff. I know it could have just been the whole first day experience causing him not to eat. But again, if you've had a similar experience I'd love to hear about it.

Thanks friends, and happy Wednesday! :)