Liam's first week at day care

Let me see if I can sum it all up:

Monday - Kristen couldn't sleep all night. Nervous, scared, detatched... She woke every 30 minutes worrying about everything from, "what if a serial killers work at the day care?" to "what Liam like day care better than home?" We dropped him off, spent a few minutes. And just went when Kristen started to lose it, we bolted. We didn't want to make the departure an emotional moment for Liam. There was no helping it with Mommy. When we picked him up later, he'd grown up. Seriously, in that short of a span, he found his hands, and even started learning how to use them. He was exhausted. He slept most of the night.

Tuesday - More of the same. Missing him, etc... The day care sent us some pictures throughout the day via a blackberry. Little blurry, but totally made us smile. When we picked him up, he looked at me for a split second before making the biggest smile I've seen yet. All of a sudden, my entire life was validated.

Wednesday - When we picked him up, he was in the middle of a walk. He looked so cute in the four-baby-stroller. All slouched in his seat with his lips puckered. So dang cute. Again, he slept all evening, ate, then swiftly went back to sleep.

Thursday - He was fussy. Sleep very little at day care. The afternoon teacher seemed frustrated when we picked Liam up. She kept pointing out that Liam had been very fussy. She was very business like and didn't offer much in the way of feedback how the day went, she was mostly concerned about establishing a sleep schedule. The schedule, we appreciated, but we didn't appreciate the frustration. Not sure if it was directed at Liam or not. Anyway, not too big of a deal, but we've taken note. Hope it's not regular. He slept all night. All week in fact, he's slept from 10:30pm to 5:30am.

Friday - When we dropped him off, the morning teacher offered a lot more info. The sleep schedule should help. The kids were loud again. She also told Liam that he was quickly becoming her favorite. Funny thing. The day care called Kristen in the morning with some very pointed questioning. They asked about the bruise on his arm. The answer was actually kinda funny. This morning, while we were getting ready, Liam was gettin busy with his arm. He gave himself a hickey. We all had a laugh. As I'm writing this, he's sleeping in Mom's arms. Over all, I'm loving the day care. I think he's loving it too.... Just wish he wasn't so sleepy when gets home.