Before I come to the reason for this post, this is what has been happening in the Varnaalaya household and reason for my absence.(That’s the name we kept for our house when we moved but never had a chance to use it ... finally found a place to use it)
VK started day care
I have reduced hours at work
My Mom left to India about a month ago (this probably explains my absence from the blog for the last one month).
This morning was a perfect start to my day. VK didn’t cry when we dropped him in day care this morning and actually waved me bye happily. To understand why I am so excited, I need to explain the scenario for the last one and half months.
VK started his daycare just about a week before my mom left. He was excited and happy on the first day. He didn’t even notice me dropping him and going home. I rang the centre about 4 times on the same day and he seemed happy and dint cry. (This was on a Friday). Come Monday, the tables were turned and he knew the minute the car stopped in front of the centre. He screamed and wouldn’t let go of me. He actually wailed with all his might and threw up as well. I just had to shove him on the in charge lady’s hand and walk away with a very heavy heart and tears. When I rang up later, they told he was perfectly fine and was having fun. And the story continued to be the same for every single day. He would cry so much when we dropped him, but would be fine after that (I guess, he just accepted that we weren’t going to come).I sometimes felt selfish to be doing this to him. As much as I was convinced that it was important for him to attend daycare, there was guilt consuming me.
However things started to change last week. He would wave his Dad bye, when coming out of the car and would start to cry only when I leave him inside the centre and walk away. We (Hubby and I) were glad that at least there was one small change and were hoping things would get better...And today he didn’t cry on seeing the centre, waved his dad bye, walked to the centre picked a one, too, thee book and sat down with it. When I told him a bye, he looked up at me and waved a proper bye and went back to his book. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I just can’t explain in words how I felt… looks like finally God had heard my prayers.
I just hope and pray that it stays this way from now on.
11 comments:
hey our first home is called varnam- pretty close huh??
i want to see a big pic of kiddo on the header - pl put it back
It will stay this way: these are, in a way, his first experiences: and all of us are richer for our experiences - good and bad.
he'll do just fine.
Yay!! I only know too well. My kid is 12 yrs and I can still picture the first week of her daycare. It was traumatic to us even though she doesn't remember any of it ;)
@ Art: quite close !!!
shall put he pics back soon.. will definitely get bored with this new layout and come back to original.
@ NM: Thanks NM. it does make us rich... only on instances like these that I tend to understand motherhood.
@ Sands: heart-breaking isnt it... he probably wont remember any of it.. but as you say.. that first Monday has been etched in my memory.
Phew...I hope he's settled down too...this stuff is nerve-wracking. I still get nervous when leaving them alone for even a new hobby class:(
the new look rocks,VJ.its beautiful!
will e ack to read in full.still in the weekend mode ;)
just wanted to drop in a quick word..u've een tagged!
do let know if and when u do it :))
hugs to Vk
Even before I begin reading any of your posts, I had to comment - you have one GORGEOUS boy!
@Starry: it truly is heart-breaking and we still have a long way to go !!
@Deeps: Thank you !! ... just realised in changing to the new look, your name is missing from my list.. shall add it now. shall do the tag soon (hopefully)
@The Print Lover: Thank you :-)
have just started reading yours too !!
awww..cutie shweetie Vk!
btw,VJ,Varnaalayam is a beautiful name.
so glad that Vk has adjusted in his nursery.Namnam has adjusted too.You read the account of her first day on my page,didnt you?
Today she was all smiles when she left for school.We send her for twice a week schedule now.we may soon change it to thrice a week.
Good luck to you and lots of hugs to Vk :))
That's wonderful ! I can imagine how relieved you must feel.
@ Deeps: it's a big relief when they dont cry isnt it?
@2B's Mommy: so far so good.. hasnt been crying for about a week now.. keeping fingers crossed !
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