Everyone in their right place

I’ve had the pleasure of getting to see Caleb in the midst of play at school over the past couple days. Our usual routine is that I drop him off and Brian picks him up. On Wednesday, we have church dinners, so I pick him up from school and Brian meets us at church. Yesterday when I got to school there were 4 or 5 other kids still there and all of them were standing up talking and playing around a large toy car. Caleb saw me, and grinned, but was having so much fun he didn’t even crawl over for a pick-up! All the babies were making their baby noises and crawling around the car and their climbing toys. There was children’s worship music on in the background. Everyone had just had a snack and was fed and happy.

This morning when I dropped Caleb off, the two other babies who also do long days like Caleb were already there. Caleb starting playing with the other little boy right away, talking and imitating each other’s noises and chasing each other around the room. One would chase the other, the one being chased stopping to look back at the other boy, pausing then grinning and continuing to crawl away. I recognized it immediately as the chasing game he plays with Brian and I at home. It was so cute and fun! 

We’ve had a bit of a rough month with Caleb, the first ear infection not being completely healed therefore bringing on a second. When he’s sick I hate leaving him to go to work, jugging our schedules and sending him back to school before I’d like to. But when he’s not sick it’s obvious that school is a fun place for him to be all day. He eats everything they put in front of him, takes 2 really good naps and smiles at everyone who crosses his path. His teachers celebrate all his milestones with us, yesterday it was eating all his pizza sticks and continued progress in standing on his own. I’m grateful for the care he receives from professionals who have a true love for the babies. Caleb’s such an easygoing baby, I think he’d thrive in most environments, but I’m grateful for this one with his friends and caregivers in such a loving atmosphere. In truth, I’m not sure I’d make such a great stay at home mom. With Brian and I at work and Caleb at school I know that everyone is in their right place.