For example, when you have an infant, you need to know what they ate and when they last ate. You also need to know if they napped and how well they slept. All of this info is valuable if you're going to be potentially stuck in a commute - the last thing you want is a hungry, cranky baby wailing from the back seat. It really messes up your time for listening to NPR.
There are also "Incident Reports." This is what you get when your child has been injured during the day.
Now, please don't worry. The worst that we've ever seen is a scratch or a scrape and an occasional bruise. Pretty good, actually, when you consider kids are running around all day with little biters and hitters whom we are told to call "friends."
Picking up Smiley tonight I saw an "Incident Report" near her sign-out sheet. I didn't worry as I skimmed it. Long story short, she was bitten. But I did think the detailed account of the event was pretty funny. Here it is, exactly as it they wrote it:
Smiley was in the library playing next to another child when that child leaned over and curiously bit her on the back of the neck.
Children were separated, child who bit was talked to while Smiley was comforted, area was cleaned and ice was applied.
My two favorite parts are 1) she was in the library (doesn't that bring hilarious visuals to mind - like a smoking jacket and a pipe?), and b) the biter was talked to (what does one say to a young toddler that they will truly absorb? But thanks for your crime prevention, folks.). The 'curiously bit her' part is actually pretty cute too.
The injury is surprisingly big. It's a dime-sized red welt on the back of her neck. When I saw it, I asked, "Exactly how long did this child's teeth hang on to my baby?"
But it's all good. She's fine. I'm sure it won't be the worst we'll see.
VAMPIRES! Get Smiley out of that daycare now! :D
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