Second Genen

Last Friday was K's last day with Daycare Flores. Lolita and Laura were crying and didn't want K to leave. Daddy wanted to take a picture of K with Lolita and Laura but they preferred not to since they were sad. They love her very much. It was a really caring and nurturing environment for the first year of K's life but now as she is getting older it's time to move onto to school and have more structure. We would like to thank Lolita and Laura for taking such good care of K and would definitely return if K ever had a brother or sister!

Monday was the first day of Second Genen which is the onsite daycare/school at Genentech. The center can hold up to 500 kids! We were welcomed by this sign on Monday.

K was nervous and wondering where we were. When we entered the classroom she was pretty clingy and wanted Mommy to hold her and leave. The teacher would ask K if she wanted breakfast, if she wanted to play with toys or read books, but K would say no or constantly shake her head.

But after 15 minutes, K started to warm up and inched over to explore the toy area with her sleep sack.

She tried some breakfast too. All the kids must wash their hands before eating. Food is served family style amongst the kids and they practice serving. Each kid has a placemat with their picture on it.  The school is pretty clean. During diaper changes, kids are put on butcher paper like the one you see at the doctor's office and teachers wear gloves to change each kid. After the diaper is changed the teacher and child both wash their hands and the butcher paper is torn off.

Eventually K opened her arms to Teacher Steph to pick her up. She is K's primary teacher and blew Mommy and Daddy a kiss goodbye when they were leaving.

Teacher Steph said K is special since both parents drop off K in the morning and offered to take a family picture.

During the day Teacher Steph called Mommy to give her updates, When it was time to pick up K, she didn't want to leave! K didn't want Mommy or Daddy to hold her either. She was really attached to Teacher Theresa. All the teachers said K did well on her first day and she did not cry. She ate 3 servings of whole wheat pasta with spinach and peas and ate a lot at snack time.  K loved Gymboree which comes every Monday and K has music class every Tuesday. Teacher Steph said all the teachers were impressed by how smooth K's transition was.

Each parent receives a report of their child at the end of the day. The parent fills out the top portion in the morning and the teacher does the rest. Mommy wonders how teachers have time to do this, but she finds it super informative and appreciates the details. It's kind of crazy teachers have to cross reference and double check and initial before things are served. This is what K's expensive tuition is going towards!

On the back, Mommy and Daddy receive a summary of how K's day's went. Mommy is in love with the school and happy to see K is enjoying herself and transitioning. We can't wait to go back tomorrow!