Today was Daniel's first day at daycare. As I walked through the door to the nursery, an adorable baby girl crawled over to see Daniel. Aww, he's already made a new friend. A pair of babies were playing on a mat to my left. Another was playing in her crib while lying on her stomach. The pair of teachers watched on.
Daniel was still asleep from the car ride over so I quietly took him out of the car seat and placed him in the crib they set aside for him. I spent a few moments giving some last minute instructions. Maybe it was a subconscious stall tactic. It was finally time for me to go.
It was one of the hardest things for me to leave him there. I know deep down inside that he's ready for this. He is used to different people holding him and taking care of him. I just wasn't sure if I was ready to let him go.
I can't believe that Daniel's now almost 3 months old. Our little boy isn't quite so little anymore. He's talking a lot more as you can see from this video.
His umbilical hernia is almost completely healed. He likes trying to stand up. I know he won't stay a baby forever so I'm just enjoying this time in his development. As much as I want to hold him, protect him, and baby him, I know that part of being a dad is knowing when to let go. I'm just glad that I get to still watch on.
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