My Job

I love my job! I really do. Granted I'm only going on two months of employment, but still, it's a nice feeling to actually enjoy where you head off to in the morning.
I've met some great people, and some not so much. (I try not to let those get to me.) But of course, what job doesn't come with it's downs…

My favorite part is that I get to see my kid throughout the day as well. Every once in a while, even for just a second, I see him. I know this is going to be extremely difficult come next fall, but for now I'm enjoying the heck out of it. ;)
I so love that all the kids know me as "C.J.'s Mom." And yell to me, every single one, every time they see me, "Hi, C.J.'s Mom!" It makes me laugh. They are slowly, coming around to Mrs. Laura.

C.J.'s best friend is David and he gives me kisses every time he sees me too. (He sees that I give C.J. kisses all the time so he thought he should get them too.) He also calls me Mama. <3
His parents are the nicest people too and we've even exchanged information to get the boys together on the weekends.

Things are going well. I'm exhausted, but I take that as a good sign.
I take an hour break Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 30 minutes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I run on my hour breaks, (I have a free gym membership so I take advantage) and make quick errands on the other days. Sometimes, I just head into the office and sit and chat with my directors, Candace and Sarah. It's a nice change from the room and good company.

My days tend to go by pretty quickly. I'm in by 8:30am and out by 4:30pm on most days.
My coworker, Britney, is the lead teacher, she arrives at 7am and there is usually one or two babies and their parents waiting.  By the time I arrive, there are 5. By 9am, all 10 babies have made their way.
Our schedules are pretty hectic, between feeding schedules, diaper changes (as needed or every 2 hours), unscheduled naps, stroller walks, park play, and lesson plans - our day is nonstop! We try to have as much fun as possible. We have rough days, after all we are dealing with infants, but for the most part things go well.

All our teachers our CDA certified and some have their Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education. C.J.'s Lead Teacher, Mrs. Sherri was a Kindergarten teacher at a private school a few years ago. We love her!! She is amazing and C.J. adores her.

Both of the centers directors are also wonderful leaders. They have an open-door policy and keep in constant contact. They were wonderful enough to accept C.J. into their school and even more generous to give me a job. They understand how important our home lives and our families are, and accommodate all of us as well as possible.

Since I am now the assistant, I am working on all my trainings online to meet state requirements. :)
Things are going well and I couldn't be happier.
This is definitely something great that is helping me get back into the workforce.