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Happy Birthday, Emily!
Today was Nathan's first day of day care! From what the teachers told us (and the cute daily "report card" of feedings, naps, and diaper changes) he did well, and he was very happy this evening. As someone raised by a stay-at-home parent (thanks, Mom!), the whole "sending Nathan to daycare" thing is kind of foreign to me. But as long as Nathan's happy, it seems like it'll be fine.
The reason he's going to day care is that I'm going back to work tomorrow. After over three months off, the idea of going to work is about as strange as Nathan in day care. It'll probably take a while to get in the groove, but it'll happen eventually. I'm glad my first week is a three day week, though (between Labor Day and my Regular Day Off falling the same week). That'll help ease the transition.
I started last week getting up early and slowly making it earlier, till today I got up at 5:45 AM. Tomorrow, I'm getting up at 5:10 AM to get to work at 7:00 AM. I'm going to be getting to and leaving from work earlier now, in order to spend more time with Nathan in the evenings and pick him up from day care some days.
While Nathan was at day care today, Emily and I saw "Stardust." A very enjoyable fantasy movie, in the same lighter and funnier than standard vein as "Princess Bride." Now I want to watch "Princess Bride" again. Lunch and a movie was a very fun date today, and just the ticket to help ease worried parents' minds.