last day

when hadley turned 18 months old, she was booted out of her daycare at the hospital. i had been dreading that day for some time. the daycare is right next door to my office, so it was more than convenient for me. plus, she'd been there since she was like 4 months old and so she'd practically grown up with those ladies and around her same group of friends. i knew it'd be like starting all over again, only worse, at a new place. i really wish they'd take them there longer, but no such luck. mrs. chick and mrs. kirma were there every morning with smiles on their faces ready to feed my little peanut her oatmeal. in my "thank-you" to all the ladies there, i mentioned that i was in tears the day i took her and dropped her off for the first time because i was scared to leave her with "strangers" and i found it comforting almost that the last day i picked her up i was also in tears, but this time because i felt like she was losing a few of her "grandma's" and i didn't want her to leave them. i am so grateful for all they did for hadley. they were there to take care of her during the times i couldn't be. we made sure to capture some memories of her last day.