first day at daycare

Look how big our little baby girl has gotten!!! WOW! She is just over three months old, and we have decided that it makes the most sense for all of us to send Natalie to daycare on the same days Sam goes to school. We were able to keep Sammi with us until she was a year old, but Sam was a much different baby. She was very independent and self-sufficient. And, at the time we had her with us, our business was not as busy as it is now.

Natalie had her first day today, and it was perfect! Thank you, thank you, thank you, to the people who have helped make this happen!!! We have gotten many wonderful recommendations for daycare, and although many of them were great suggestions, we found our perfect fit with The Kid's House. We met the owner, Megan, through the music director, PJ, at our church after chatting with him about our needs for Natalie. 

I can tell in the short time I've gotten to know her that she and her husband, Ryan, are amazing people with hearts of gold.  Megan runs the daycare out of her home, which is about 8 minutes from our studio in Fishers! She used to be a teacher and started the daycare after she had her son to be able to be home with him everyday.

When I dropped off Natalie today, the kids were so excited to see her!

This is Megan! (Her son is the one in green...little cutie!) Natalie was more interested in the kids than the photo! :) They all went to the Childrens' Museum today! What a big first day for Natalie! Megan said Natalie did great all day! 

We know that sending Natalie to daycare will allow us to 100% work at work and 100% be parents at home, instead of constantly battling which one to be at any given time during our workday. Before Natalie went to daycare, one of us would race over to pick up Sam from school by 6pm, come back to the studio to 1/2 work, 1/2 parent until 8 or 9:00, and either eat in the car or at our desks separately. This is not the kind of family I want to be raising. 

Tonight we were all home before 6:00 and we made dinner together! (Okay, it was out of a box but it still counts!!!) We sat at the table together. We ran around with Sam and laughed and played. We were a family, and we loved it. :)

We even had time for an "appetizer" while waiting on dinner to cook!

Natalie is getting so big! She loves her exersaucer and bouncy seats! She is getting really strong these days!

Tonight I had to put her down for just a second and I eyed the high chair...wondering...I bet she would love sitting in that! Can she? Um, yes. She can!!!!

We are so excited to have our new schedule and are so happy with our new daycare choice for Natalie!!! We hope you have a great weekend!!! I'm off to bed.... at a reasonable time for once!!! :)