First day at the baby nursery

The day finally arrived that every parent dreads - the leaving of your precious little one to a bunch of strangers. Aimee's first day at baby-nursery was a a very successful day indeed. The nursery is quite large with three 'rooms' each containing children separated according to age groups. As soon as you open the door, there is a cacophony of noise - fun noise like laughter and yells and general racket. The baby room was very quiet and quite laid back. As we put Aimee down in the room and chatted to tha staff, Aimee just went about her usual routine of playing, observing everything, and playing. She was very happy. But not as happy as when the food arrived. She sat there all quiet and lovely at the baby chair and the staff brought in freshly cooked organic pasta and tomato with cheese. Me and Cat looked at it and then at each other. 'She ain't gonna eat all that' we both said. The portion was enough to fill a grown man let alone a baby, let alone a baby that is really fussy like Aimee. How wrong we were! Aimee finished the lot! I swear, it was the most we had ever seen her eat in one go. Plus she had pudding - although was visibly flagging mid way through the middle of her rice pudding. The other babies even looked surprised. Aimee just sat there and with each spoobful opened her little mouth wanting more.



Aimee even had a little sleep in the cot. A minor miracle considering the background noise. But she was soooo whacked out. Cat and I celebrated/calmed aourselves down with an Aimee-free lunchtime at Shanghai - the amazing Dim Sum restaurant in Dalston.
In the evening, Aimee ate all her dinner and drank all her milk. Could this be the dawn of a brand new Aimee?
Time will tell, but adding the nursery drop-off and pick-up routine into our daily cycle will take a lot of effort, planning and of course - lots of money.