Parker Daycare update #2

Well...week one ended pretty well for Parker! By Friday he had attached himself to one of his teachers - Miss Mary and as long as she is within 10 feet of him, he is a pretty happy camper! It is just so much change for a little person who's life has been structured to the hour for 15 months! He has never missed a nap! His sleep is just totally thrown at daycare and it is backing up at night here too. We are just exhausted. We have never liked to he leave him to cry on his own, but he has been getting up all hours of the night and for LONG periods of time! Even that I can handle - but he is waking up before 5 in the morning for the whole day! Those who know me know...I am not capable of being friendly, functional or much less motherly at 5:00 am. Rough week! But we have made it!
So that is the quick update on Parker. I, on the other hand, am LOVING it! It does not feel like babysitting at all which is just such a change. I am a two year old teacher and we have lessons and curriculum, and they are all just so sweet and funny. My co-teacher is awesome and I am so excited to get to know her better.
I think that this will work out. I am hoping that by this next Friday Parker will be back to his old self (specifically sleeping until after 7:30 would be GREAT).
We have been really trying to love him up in our home time. We have made an effort to keep the computer and tv off when he is up and be focusing more on him. Here are some pictures of our first zoo trip! He had a BLAST!