Scenes From Daycare

Anders has been in daycare for a couple of months now and it has been working out extremely well. We love Zak, his parents and extended family. And of course, they all really enjoy our cute little Anders Rocket. Zak's grandfather stops by often to read stories. Zak's cousin Daniel, 7 years old, is frequently at the house playing. Zak's grandmother is nearby with veteran mom advice. Zak's dad Darrell is an expert laugher and cracks up Anders. And of course Zak's mom Debbie does all the hard work of giving Anders his daily dose of love while we're at work.

Some cute anecdotes:

• One day Anders demonstrated a new skill and Zak said, "Mom! He's growing up! He's growing up RIGHT NOW!"
  
• Another day when we came to pick up Anders, Zak was serving his mother and grandmother raisin sandwiches (slice of bread, folded in half; two raisins in the middle).
  
• Debbie noticed that Zak was acting strange when we would come to pick up Anders. After talking with Zak about it, she determined that he doesn't like it when we take Anders home. Zak said, "Mom, can Anders just spend the night?"
• When Zak wants to tell me something, he says, "Hey Anders's Mom...". I still don't answer well to that. Am I really someone's Mom?

Debbie has great ideas for new ways to interact with and stimulate Anders. Near the end of January, Anders decided that he really prefers to sit or stand even though he isn't capable of doing either himself yet. So, Debbie put a pillow in the bottom of a laundry basket and then draped it with a quilt. Voila - Anders's own sitting area. But then of course, Zak needed one too. Here they are playing in their "ships" (aka laundry baskets).

We feel very lucky. We're comfortable dropping him off in the morning because it's a pleasant place to be, and we can see that everyone enjoys the time together!

- Corinne, Mike, and Anders Rocket