When I got to work on Thursday and took abi to her new daycare, I figured I would be spending close to an hour settling her in...I even talked to my boss to tell him that the next few weeks may be a little hard.
WELL, she walks in, I introduce her to all the workers, and within 10 minutes my daughter is asking me to leave so she could go play! Happy and sad, I left only to return to take her out for lunch. When I come see her at lunch she is upset and I start to think, uh-oh, here it goes...but she was mad AT ME! She was mad that I didn't pack her a lunch so she could eat with her friends! I told her that I thought for her first day she would like it if her and mommy went out for lunch...she wasn't impressed.
I took her to one of the cafeteria's and bought her chicken fingers and fries, then back up to my office to eat. After all of five minutes of shoveling her food down, she wanted to call her regular daycare and tell them all about her morning...she didn't want to talk to her mommy about it, but had to give Cindy and Jan a call!
By the end of the day, I wasn't even out of my parking stall and abi was SOUND asleep. Here I thought that I would at least get some mommy and abi time on our 45 minute drive home...NOPE...just a whole lotta snores.
Friday morning, as we are getting ready to leave, abi informs me that I had better make her a lunch...after a brief "discussion" over her providing mommy with orders, I made her some noodles and off we went. When we get to the centre, she doesn't even want me to come in with her!!! SHE IS ONLY 4 and she doesn't WANT ME?...I asked her if she wanted me to come get her for lunch, to which she replied: "NOOOOOOO". I then ask her if she wants me to come and visit her later on, to which she replied: "NOOOOOO, Mommy" and rolled her eyes and then tells me "I am a big girl mommy, and I am going to be just fine, now go to work"....so I left, and cried all the way to my office.
WELL, she walks in, I introduce her to all the workers, and within 10 minutes my daughter is asking me to leave so she could go play! Happy and sad, I left only to return to take her out for lunch. When I come see her at lunch she is upset and I start to think, uh-oh, here it goes...but she was mad AT ME! She was mad that I didn't pack her a lunch so she could eat with her friends! I told her that I thought for her first day she would like it if her and mommy went out for lunch...she wasn't impressed.
I took her to one of the cafeteria's and bought her chicken fingers and fries, then back up to my office to eat. After all of five minutes of shoveling her food down, she wanted to call her regular daycare and tell them all about her morning...she didn't want to talk to her mommy about it, but had to give Cindy and Jan a call!
By the end of the day, I wasn't even out of my parking stall and abi was SOUND asleep. Here I thought that I would at least get some mommy and abi time on our 45 minute drive home...NOPE...just a whole lotta snores.
Friday morning, as we are getting ready to leave, abi informs me that I had better make her a lunch...after a brief "discussion" over her providing mommy with orders, I made her some noodles and off we went. When we get to the centre, she doesn't even want me to come in with her!!! SHE IS ONLY 4 and she doesn't WANT ME?...I asked her if she wanted me to come get her for lunch, to which she replied: "NOOOOOOO". I then ask her if she wants me to come and visit her later on, to which she replied: "NOOOOOO, Mommy" and rolled her eyes and then tells me "I am a big girl mommy, and I am going to be just fine, now go to work"....so I left, and cried all the way to my office.
And yes, the drive home was full of snores yet again...I guess she played hard.
So, was this the right decision? Looking so. Lesson learned? My daughter isn't as vulnerable as I thought...she is growing up, she is becoming her own person, and she is DEFINITELY turning into a strong willed woman....all this at the age of 4...no body told me that watching them grow up this fast was going to be this hard.
So, now for the most recent abi funny:
This morning abi woke up a bit earlier than I would have liked, so I sent her down to her play corner to watch her morning shows. I turned off my alarm thinking that she would be back up soon anyway. I was wrong. Billy actually came home for a bit...and woke me...good thing too or I would have been late!
Anyway, as I haul my butt out of bed, Billy goes downstairs to see abi. This is what I hear:
abi: Daddy why are you home?
daddy: because I was in the area, what are you doing abi?
abi: I peed.
daddy: you what?
abi: I peed.
daddy: DANIELLE YOUR DAUGHTER PEED.
daddy again: Why didn't you go to the toilette abi?
abi: cuz
daddy: abi, you know better. get out of your clothes, why are you still in your clothes?
You don't sit in the clothes that you've just peed in!
abi: But you do!
daddy: I what?
abi: You do!
daddy: I do not!
abi: Yes you do
daddy: NO I DON'T
at this point I am on the stairs laughing like a good and responsible mother would of course.
So, was this the right decision? Looking so. Lesson learned? My daughter isn't as vulnerable as I thought...she is growing up, she is becoming her own person, and she is DEFINITELY turning into a strong willed woman....all this at the age of 4...no body told me that watching them grow up this fast was going to be this hard.
So, now for the most recent abi funny:
This morning abi woke up a bit earlier than I would have liked, so I sent her down to her play corner to watch her morning shows. I turned off my alarm thinking that she would be back up soon anyway. I was wrong. Billy actually came home for a bit...and woke me...good thing too or I would have been late!
Anyway, as I haul my butt out of bed, Billy goes downstairs to see abi. This is what I hear:
abi: Daddy why are you home?
daddy: because I was in the area, what are you doing abi?
abi: I peed.
daddy: you what?
abi: I peed.
daddy: DANIELLE YOUR DAUGHTER PEED.
daddy again: Why didn't you go to the toilette abi?
abi: cuz
daddy: abi, you know better. get out of your clothes, why are you still in your clothes?
You don't sit in the clothes that you've just peed in!
abi: But you do!
daddy: I what?
abi: You do!
daddy: I do not!
abi: Yes you do
daddy: NO I DON'T
at this point I am on the stairs laughing like a good and responsible mother would of course.
You see, last week abi walked in on her daddy going pee...we didn't really realize then, what exactly she saw or how it would affect her, so it was ignored.
I call to abi and ask her to come and see me:
abi: what
mommy: why did you pee on the floor abigail?
abi: because I didn't want to miss my tv show, and if I went potty the show would be over
by the time I get back...I tried to stop it mommy, but it kept coming and coming and
coming!
mommy: Why did you say that daddy pees on the floor?
abi: I didn't say he peed on the floor, I said he pees in his clothes
mommy: Why would you say that?
abi: Because I saw him
mommy: Saw him doing what?
abi: going pee in the bathroom with his clothes on
mommy: abi, I think I need to explain something to you.....
And this is where the explanation of Boy's and Girl's have different body parts comes in...you can imagine her choice word for the day!
"Boys have a penis"
Yup, that's my girl!!!!
and you dare ask why we only want one?
Peace,
D:)
I call to abi and ask her to come and see me:
abi: what
mommy: why did you pee on the floor abigail?
abi: because I didn't want to miss my tv show, and if I went potty the show would be over
by the time I get back...I tried to stop it mommy, but it kept coming and coming and
coming!
mommy: Why did you say that daddy pees on the floor?
abi: I didn't say he peed on the floor, I said he pees in his clothes
mommy: Why would you say that?
abi: Because I saw him
mommy: Saw him doing what?
abi: going pee in the bathroom with his clothes on
mommy: abi, I think I need to explain something to you.....
And this is where the explanation of Boy's and Girl's have different body parts comes in...you can imagine her choice word for the day!
"Boys have a penis"
Yup, that's my girl!!!!
and you dare ask why we only want one?
Peace,
D:)
2 comments:
I"m glad things went well. I have been thinking about you and praying for you. Lots of Love. Donna Lee
Holy crap! That story about the pee is just too rich! Oh man, that's pretty good. Maybe she could come by our place and pass on that bathroom wisdom to Caleb. He could use a little guidance!
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