school

Dylan,

We've (read: Mommy) picked a daycare for you to attend when Mommy goes back to work next Monday. She's been trying to soften the blow by acclimatizing you to the new environment. Two or three times this week she brought you in and hung around for an hour or two while you sat in. You're apparently taking it in stride, very happy to be there and to play with other kids. We'll see how it goes when there's no Mommy around when you go lookin'.

To reduce confusion with the baby-sitting service at the gym, which we've always called "daycare", and to help build positive associations with the word, we're calling the place "school".

We've requested that your "primary caregiver" at school be the lady who sings all the time. We think you'll like that.

Dad