Listen daycare....

vtwd40

I'm going to need you to work on some more basic milestones so my baby doesn't skip them and start doing something dumb like walking! But, seriously...today I went to pick her up and my favorite daycare lady was like "you need to stand her up next to that ball!" and gave me this funny look. I looked back at her all funny and put her standing next to this rubber ball that's almost as tall as she is. She put her hands on it. Then her teacher said "let go!! check her out!" Vomit!! She totally just stood there. Then she took one hand away and still stood there. NOT READY FOR THAT YET!!!!

No, this is not a my-kid-is-so-freaking-advanced-that-I'm-enrolling-her-in-taekwondo/dance/drivinglessons-tomorrow posts. My kid is NOT advanced. She finally accepted tummy time and is rolling well, so that's good. She won't sit by herself because she's too busy planking to try and stand that she falls backwards and I'm scared she's going to crack her head open. She doesn't try and crawl because she rolls off her belly as soon as she can.

It is NOT ok in my book for her to start standing by her freaking self. She needs to stay my tiny little bugaboo forever. Mobility is not something I want to deal with quite yet. At least the pulling up thing may take a while because the little bugger won't sit. FX.....

ETA: I'm ok with the learning new things part....I just don't want her to grow up yet.

CJPowers

Yeah, I totally agree.  Today they told me that they had DD standing at this station that is circular where they walk around it (I don't know what it is called) but that is not OKAY! She could fall back and hit her head! She doesn't know how to even sit up yet, let alone hold herself up.  Did you tell daycare not to work on that? I don't know what to tell them because I just yelled at them yesterday because when I pick her up she has dried snot crusted onto her face because noone has wiped her nose all day. Now this. I'm in the same boat.

vtwd40

I love daycare, and I'm ok with them doing it because I know they sit right there with her. They actually do this balance thing where they put her on top of the ball and balance a bit, then roll them down to standing. It's cool that she is able to do it. It makes her BEYOND happy. But the mommy in me is not ready for standing/walking/not being a squishy little baby anymore. I actually looked for a ball like that at Target today...even though I want to keep her itty bitty in my pocket forever and ever.

If you aren't comfortable with how she's being cared for or are worried about them not paying enough attention to her when she's standing, then definitely say something. That part is fine with me. The growing up part..not so much

CM1206

CJPowers:

I don't know what to tell them because I just yelled at them yesterday because when I pick her up she has dried snot crusted onto her face because noone has wiped her nose all day.

Statements like this make me angry. Sorry. I work in DC. I wipe noses all.day.long. I went through 2 boxes of tissues for 4 kids today. They all still went home with crusty noses. I'm too busy keeping track of 4 different diaper/feeding/nap schedules, making sure everyone is safe while under my care, and trying to provide a stimulating curriculum. If that means sending your daughter home with a crusty nose, so be it. It's that time of year where no matter how hard you try nothing is going to work. Obviously if there's snot running down a nose, it gets wiped. But I have more important things to do than to sit there, tissue waiting.

huahualove

Wow. Why are they growing so fast? I'm pretty sure I'm gonna end up crying once he is 6 months.

outrunthemoon

CM1206:

CJPowers:

I don't know what to tell them because I just yelled at them yesterday because when I pick her up she has dried snot crusted onto her face because noone has wiped her nose all day.

Statements like this make me angry. Sorry. I work in DC. I wipe noses all.day.long. I went through 2 boxes of tissues for 4 kids today. They all still went home with crusty noses. I'm too busy keeping track of 4 different diaper/feeding/nap schedules, making sure everyone is safe while under my care, and trying to provide a stimulating curriculum. If that means sending your daughter home with a crusty nose, so be it. It's that time of year where no matter how hard you try nothing is going to work. Obviously if there's snot running down a nose, it gets wiped. But I have more important things to do than to sit there, tissue waiting.

Ditto this. Although for certain parents that are anal I try to have their noses & faces as clean as possible before they get picked up. Most parents understand that there are more important things and don't care if their kid is a little dirty. Like you said it is the time of year where every child has a runny nose.

I hope you are ready for when your child is mobile and has dirt coming out of every orifice, boogers up their sleeves from wiping it on their arms & paint in their hair. Of course we clean the children up after playing outside & messy activities but if they spill paint on their shirt or on their hair it doesn't always come out unless we can wash their hair/clothes. 

My belief: The messier the kid, the better of a day they had!