After J drop Eliza at daycare he will call me up and tell me how she went. It started from Eliza very first day of daycare and has became a tradition. Recently, this updates became litltle "Eliza's stories" here they are below.
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31st of July 2008
This morning as we pulled into the Ngala carpark, Eliza yelled out “walk daddy!”
She was so excited about going to daycare that she wanted to walk in by herself. I carried her to the path, and she proudly walked by herself, swinging her arms and saying “look daddy, mine walking!”
We entered through the older kids room, and she was excited to see what they were doing. We then entered our room. Everyone said “hi” to her, but she was in her own little world. She held my hand as we went to put her bag away, and she spotted one of her own jackets hanging up, which we must have left behind on Monday by mistake.
After that, I wrote her details on the whiteboard, and Jamie came over and picked her up, asking if she’d like something to eat. Eliza yelled “bye bye daddy”, and gave me a wave, so I went over to get my kiss and walked out as she was deciding whether to have milk or water with her cheese, crackers, sultanas and dried apricots.
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8th of August 2008
Eliza wore her sunnies on the way in. The sun was behind a cloud, and, with her sunnies on too, she thought it was the moon. “Moon, daddy, moon”, she said. I told her it was the sun, and then she repeated “Hello sun!” for the rest of the drive in. When we got there she was happy to walk in herself. The kids, including Elizabeth, were sitting down to morning tea (vegemite on toast), and Eliza joined them as I put her bag away and wrote on the board. She got herself a piece of toast using the tongs, and then poured herself a cup of milk from the jug and started drinking it without making a mess – very good! Jamie asked whether she was still unwell, as she hadn’t spoken, but I said she was back to normal. Just then, Eliza started giggling and pointing at Elizabeth, and Jamie said “there it is”! I told Eliza I was going to work, and bent down for my kiss.
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11th of August 2008
Eliza was really excited when we drove into the Ngala carpark, but when I took her out of the car she clung to me tightly. “Do you want to walk?” She shook her head. “Are you shy?” “Yeah,” she said. We entered the building and went to her room to find the kids seated down to morning tea. I put her bag away, and then popped her down into one of the chairs. She immediately poured herself a cup of milk. One of the ladies from her old room was there, as another girl is making the transition. The girl wasn’t happy at all, she was crying. This didn’t phase Eliza. The lady from her old room commented on her haircut. Eliza started eating her vegemite crackers when I told her I was going to work, and I bent down for my kiss and nose rub.
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18th of August
Just as we arrived Eliza had a big snotty sneeze, so I had to rush around to wipe her nose. I carried her in as usual – she tends to be a bit shy first thing. All the kids were outside in the sun when we got in, and Jamie was blowing up balloons. After writing her name on the board and putting her bag away we joined them. Some music was playing, and Jamie paid attention to Eliza. I told Jamie she had a great weekend but that she had a bit of a snotty nose, and Jamie said “yeah, we all have that at the moment”. I said to Eliza “do you want to go down?” and she wriggled with eager anticipation, so I put her down. The kids were called inside for their morning tea, but Eliza set about picking up pieces of a balloon that had popped and putting them in the bin – good girl. I said I was going to work, and she happily gave me a kiss and hug and said goodbye. As I left she was wandering inside to have her toast and milk.
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