Day care isn’t going to be as traumatic as I had thought, guys! I’m actually VERY relieved after having toured my first day care yesterday. Yes, it’s expensive. Yes, it’s not as good as having Mommy raise Caleb. And yes, it’s terrifying to leave a precious little one in the care of someone else. BUT! God knows the desire of my heart is to have someone wonderful take care of my son while I’m trying to work out a way to stay home with him ~ and it looks like it’s going to happen!

The place that I went to look at is actually held within a Baptist church two blocks from my house. The program manager gave us a tour – my Mom came with me since she knows more questions to ask – and I couldn’t have been more impressed. Every kid was happy and ACTIVE, every provider seemed genuinely enjoying herself, and there was an overall sense of serenity, even in the midst of rambunctious kids. Plus, they have a nurse on staff and all the staff is CPR and First Aid certified.

I made sure to ask about how they handle crying babies. I know that there’s a huge disparity between schools of thought on that one: let ‘em cry or let ‘em cuddle. She had a very positive response in that they will do whatever they need to do to find out what is going to comfort the baby. She said some babies like to rock in a swing, some like to be held, some like to be swaddled up and every variation you could possibly think of. So if being held is what will keep my Caleb happy, that’s what they’ll do.

So my heart is relieved, and my mind is calmed with one simple tour. I don’t want to keep him there for very long, but even if we did have to leave him there for a couple years, I am tremendously pleased with the environment. I’ll still check out some other places, but by golly am I happy with this! (And yes, so is my Mom!)