This week, drop-offs at daycare got a whole lot better. Aidan has seemed to be happy AT daycare for a while (he is almost always happy when we pick him up, and he frequently doesn't want to leave, at least right away). But he continued to frequently be unhappy about *going* there in the morning. Mama was starting to get really worried about this, but then, this week, things really changed! Last Friday, while Daddy was coming back from Germany, he had a completely happy drop-off (after a week of experimentation about what would be better or worse). Then, even though things changed (Daddy came back), Daddy was able to drop him off perfectly happily the entire week this past week as well! It is such a relief, and we are so happy about it! It has helped that we are now bringing one of Aidan's favorite books (Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go) to playschool: Aidan loves looking for "Goldbug" (kind of like "Where's Waldo") in that book, and he is now happy to keep playing that game with a teacher when we (usually Daddy) has to leave in the morning. Hooray for Goldbug!
This Friday, I (Mama) flew to Seattle by myself for the whole weekend to visit my sister Frances. This was the first time I have ever been away from Aidan for more than about 12 hours at a time! I had a fantastic weekend (pedicures, shopping, zoo, aquarium, lots of yummy food, a sunset hike - and FRANCES!)! :) Aidan was not thrilled to wake up in the mornings without his cuddles with Mama (which are our routine), but he had a wonderful time with Daddy: they went on the Staten Island Ferry, shopped at Target, visited with Daddy's Uncle Bob and Aunt Elli, and enjoyed his Aidan-Daddy time. Mama flew back in on a red-eye and got in Monday morning, just after Aidan went to playschool. We are all looking forward to hanging out together and enjoying Thanksgiving in the Catskills this week!
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