School time?

With our time at the park and Lily's love for Sunday school, I am convinced she should be in part time care during the week. She does so well with other kids and she loves new people...it seems like the next best step for her development.

I've been thinking about it for at least three months now and Eric and I finally visited two care centers last week--La Petite Academy and Creative World. Both meetings went really well, but our first choice doesn't have any openings in her age group! Our second choice has one spot available...but its a bit further from our house. At both places we would have to pay for full time care, even if we only used the service part time. We are still open to touring a few more places, I know a church near our home offers Parents Day Out services, but we have decided not to look into private home care options at this time.

The thought of Lily being away for a few hours during the day is a bit sad for me, because its just another sign that my little baby is growing up...but its also very exciting because I know she is ready for a social life and I feel guilty that she doesn't have more interaction with other kids throughout the week.

Tonight we visited our friend, Parker, for a while and Lily wanted to copy everything he did. He was pointing out cars and airplanes, and although she had no idea what he was so happy about, she started pointing too. He started picking flowers, and she joined right in. Parker decided to play with the leaves of another plant, and Lily wanted to be right by his side, playing with the same leaves. She picks up on new sounds and actions very quickly! Its just so cute, how much she enjoys other kids!