Mother's Day Out

So, I signed Robert Alan up for Mother's Day Out on Monday. It was a crazy day. First, I had completely forgotten that I should pay attention to when open enrollments were for MDO's. I knew I wanted RA to be in one starting in the fall so that he can be around other kids, but I guess I just thought that I'd snap my fingers and he'd be in the best one in town, whichever one that is. Well, of course, anything worth being in for kids requires a lot of research and waiting on lists. I realized I had missed a good one when one of my friends posted that she was waiting in line for registration on Facebook. I was in San Marcos working that day. Goodbye, good MDO. Then, during a night out with David, we ran into that same friend and a couple of her friends who told me that they had heard that said really good MDO (Kids' Kastle) had some openings. Glimmer of hope! Woo-hoo! I called the next day. Nope. They did have some openings, but not for his age. The lady I spoke to was avery nice, though, and put us on a waiting list. Smaller glimmer of hope! She also said we could go on the list of "drop-ins" where they would call us anytime a child doesn't come and we can come. "Hi, my name is Traci, and my son is a drop-in."

I called some other places and found out that one I wanted was having open enrollment the following Monday. I thought I wanted this one because I thought one of my friend's little girls goes there. I was excited. Bigger glimmer of hope! On my way to registration Monday morning, I called my friend just to make sure I was thinking correctly, and, BOMBSHELL, I was WAY off! Her daughter goes to Harris Creek. Where in the WORLD had I gotten First Woodway? So I had a mild freak out. I had a delimma on my hands. Do I go ahead and go sign my son up for this unknown MDO at First Woodway Baptist, or do I wait and cross my fingers that he gets pulled up from the bench at Kids' Kastle? I knew of nobody whose kids went to FWB, and, to make matters worse, I couldn't figure out how to even get to the place. I called David, who I always call when something goes wrong. He didn't answer. So I called Brittney, who was keeping RA for me for the day (by the way, I had a presentation in Temple that I was trying to get to while all of this was going on). She texted two of her friends who we thought might have some friends who might know about FWB. David called back. After explaining to him what was going on, he told me that his boss's kid goes to FWB and "a lot of people do and he says it's good." "Okay," I think to myself. "Everything is going to be okay." I mean, it's mother's day out! It's one or two days a week, and only for a couple hours. How bad can one be, right?! So, I went into the church and filled out the paperwork. The lady took my paperwork, asked for a check for supply fees, and that was it. "That's it?" I said. "He's in?" I can't imagine what I looked like at this point.....confused, shell shocked, competitive.....I guess I had in mind I was going to have to wait for hours, maybe get a tour of the facilities, be given the third degree, maybe give a little of my blood, and then challenge a fellow mom to a mother's duel for a spot in mother's day out. Talk about a letdown. :-)

So Robert Alan will be attending First Woodway Baptist's Mother's Day Out program on Tuesday's and Thursday's in the fall! I'm excited about it now, but as I was driving away from the church, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. My little baby boy will be 10 months when he starts MDO. He'll almost be 1! He's growing up way too fast for me, and if I'm this sad now, I can't imagine what I'll be like when I drop him off the first day of kindergarten. I overheard some moms at the registration talking about how sad dropping their kids off the first day of kindergarten was and how they went to a Boo-Hoo Breakfast afterwards for all the moms who just dropped their kids off for their first days of kindergarten. I think that is a GREAT idea. Put me on the waiting list now, please, so that I can get my spot at the Boo-Hoo Breakfast! Or can I be a drop-in?....