friday

we've had a week of doctor's appointments, naturopath consultations, chiropractic treatments and daily trips to the daycare and back. time is flying by. another two weeks and my casts will come off. knock, knock.

kaspar has developed a good relationship with the kids and staff at his daycare so much so that it's hard to get him out of there when we go to pick him up. on wednesday he literally started crying, when i told him that it was time to go home. go figure! mornings, however, are a different story. it's still hard to leave him without a bit of a fight and a few tears. on the other hand it's only been a week and we're told that he's having a great time once we leave. he even confirms this himself: "i stopped crying as soon as you were gone! really! i did!" the three year old logic does not stretch far enough, however, to answer my enquiry of 'why did you in the first place, then?'

stella has changed in the last five days so much so that it's hard to even know where and how to begin describing all the changes. she's speaking a lot. most of it is still in one or one and a half syllable 'words', but she's an amazing communicator and is so capable of letting her caregivers know what she wants and what she needs. she is able to ask for bottle and apple and a whole list of other things, too. she's also asking to be taken to the toilet, even at the daycare. that's a whole mountain of an achievement in itself. she's also developed a whole new independent streak and has instantly become less of a little 'cling-on'. my theory is that she has been so stressed about all the changes in our lives since the accident that she has felt really unsure all this time, but perhaps the very structured and consistent schedule of the daycare has actually caused her to feel more at ease. i don't know if the theory would fly with anyone else, but i'll stick to it for now, because it makes ME feel more at ease. call it what you want!

i had heard over the years from friends and even child related web sites, from other parents and grandparents that kids pick up germs at daycare much more often then those kids living at home during the days. i guess after this week we're joining the troops. within three days stella managed to develop what they call a 'daycare drip' (a constant runny nose). it's definitely not a pretty sight, but relatively harmless. i'm trying out all my home remedies and hoping that we can put a stop to it, before it becomes a nuisance. funny how with each change comes a whole slew of related problems and issues and stuff to deal with.

oh, the life of a parent!