Working Mommy & the Dreadful Daycare...

This week was my first week of work at Tanner and Lhana's first week of daycare. I had been dreading this for a long time. Not going to work, but putting her in daycare. I have been anxious to work for a long time but now that the time is here I don't know that I am ready. Lhana is in the Green Room and Crayon Academy. We have heard wonderful things about this center and have many friends who attend so we enrolled Lhana for 3 days each week. I will only be working three days a week a week and we I don't want her going more days than she has to. Poor Lhana have had to make many adjustments so quickly that it breaks my heart. First, attending daycare. That is new for her. Being away from me for more than a few hours at a time is new for her. She stayed at Andrea's house while I was in school, but has been at home with me for nearly two months. We also transitioned her into her crib just a few nights ago. She was waking up every 3-4 hours in the room with us and sleeps much better in her crib. She slept through the night for the first time on Tuesday. I assume it was because she was drained from daycare. They only nap once a day around 11:00 or so. She is use to napping once in the morning and once in the afternoon. We pick her up at 3:00 and she comes home and just passes out. She is still nursing and is still struggling not being able to nurse during the day. I don't send her with a bottle or anything. I am trying to wean her to just a sippy if necessary. I only nurse her when she is at home. This week has been so tough on her. It has been a rough transition going to work and being away from the kids so far. Hopefully when my first paycheck comes in it will make it all feel worth it.