Penguin Pals

Baby K graduated to the toddler's class this week (yippee!), but the transition was not as smooth as I had hoped. She was fine last week when I dropped her off at Baby Birds (the infant class) and someone would bring her over to Penguin Pals (the toddler class) after breakfast. However, last Friday when I dropped her off directly at Penguin Pals, the water works started as soon as I headed towards the door. I could hear her screaming as I walked down the hall; it broke my heart to leave my little girl like that, but it had to be done. They called me mid-morning to tell me baby K was fine (the crying had lasted about half an hour). Monday's drop-off was not any better, but at least the crying tapered off after 15 minutes, which is progress... and this morning was a repeat of yesterday's performance. Hopefully when I call the daycare for an update later, they'll tell me that baby K's crying subsided as soon as I left.

I'm told it's natural for kids to go through this stage when they move to a new class, but the "normalcy" of it doesn't make leaving her any easier. I'm actually surprised baby K isn't adjusting as quickly as I had expected. She visited the toddler's class a few times before she officially moved over, but I guess that wasn't enough to make her completely comfortable.

Here's a picture of the poster the teachers made for baby K when she left Baby Birds: