one + 1/3 years

happy 16 months to our baby love!  it goes by so fast...  i don't want to blink.  yesterday, we did a trial run at the daycare for 3 hours.  i'm surprised i didn't cry... maybe because he didn't cry either.  he was so busy playing with the new toys and being surrounded by other toddlers his age (there's 8 max in his 1-2 yr old class and 2 teachers).  when i said bye, he just looked at me.  when i closed the door, i listened in to see if he would cry but he didn't.  jenny, the director, called me an hour later to let me know that he was doing really well.  she kept saying that he's so cute.  :)  they were going to play outside and have music today.  when mik and i picked him up 3 hours later, he was leaning against ms. jennick looking so comfortable with her already.  he ate everything i packed for him for lunch and was even checking out other kids' food.  when he saw me, he gave me a big hug and wanted to be carried.  ms. jennick said he loved the sand box.  uh oh... we never let him play in the sand!  she said he wasn't cranky even though he usually naps at 10am and it was already 11:30 (they only nap once around noon).  when we put him in the car, he was asleep within minutes.

my baby boy is growing up.  *sniff sniff*  we are starting him at daycare because i got a contract job.  i want to ease him into the schedule and probably do 2 days of daycare for 2 weeks before starting him at 4 days a week (M-Th).  on fridays, he'll stay home with papa since mik still works from home.  it breaks my heart to think about going back to work.  we have spent so much time together the past 4+ months.  i was there for his first steps and first few words.  glad i had the opportunity to be a stay-at-home mom even if it was just temporary.  i also think it was the perfect time - this is the age when he was most needy and had stranger danger.  now i feel like he craves to be around other children and it's healthy for him to socialize.  i am totally grateful for being given this time with him.  it's weird how things just work out the way they do.  i'm hoping to turn this contract job to part-time next year.  that would be perfect!  we'll see how it goes....

today we're going to skip swim class because it's not warm enough (very cloudy) and he's still getting over a cold/cough.  we'll take him to griffith park and look for the merry-go-round.  happy 1 1/3 years makidoodoo!  we love you so so much!

there's room for growth... for his big brain :)

this is how he rolls

look at maki's focus and determination