Daycare and other stuff update...

It has been a month since Joey started to go to daycare and I have to say that things have been going really well. The place he goes to has just started out so he doesn`t get as much interaction with other kids as I would like him to have but there is always at least one other child there and I guess that is better than none at all. The teachers dote on him though and I guess that is one of the good things about there being fewer kids. Every time I go to pick him up they have a picture or video to show me of his antics!! He always cries when I leave him but yesterday when I went to pick him up, rather than cry and cling to me like he has done for the past couple of times, he barely acknowledged me and went running off to play with one of the toys they have!! I think that is a good sign and shows that he is happy there. It has been really good for his development as well. He has always been pretty outgoing but spending time away from me has made him even more so and this has confirmed my belief that sending him once or twice a week is actually a good thing and not something to worry about. I am really starting to get excited about our trip home next month. Financially it is going to be a bit of a nightmare because the flights are expensive and I won`t be working for a month but it will be so nice to see everyone and let my parents spend time with Joey. My Mum isn`t very well at the moment. She has had thyroid problems for about five years now and underwent radiation therapy in February. It wasn`t successful though and apparently her levels are now dangerously high so she will have to have an operation in the next few months. Alot of the condition is stress-related so having us so far away and the fact my brother recently moved in with his GF (who my Mum, for whatever crazy reason doesn`t approve of, even though she is lovely and almost too good for my brother in my opinion!) makes things worse. My Mum is very highly-strung which doesn`t help either. She has been ordered to take things easy and I suspect that having Joey around will be wonderful therapy for her! I am worrying about our flights over to the UK as I will be on my own with my little monster but I am hoping the fact we are taking a night flight and he will be in a new environment will be my saving grace!!! Time to start checking out tips for travelling with a very active 14 month old!!