For the past 15 or so months, Damien has gone to the Little Angels International Daycare with the Chandrakumar family. But sadly, today was his last day. We were on the waiting list for the Child Development Center (CDC) on Ramstein and we received the call this week that a slot is available and Damien can start on Monday. Scott and I decided that taking him to the on-base daycare would be best for Damien because we were pretty impressed with their program during the first "Give Parents a Break" visit. We also felt it would help with Damien's speech development if he were only around English speakers for a while. It would also be nice to speak in depth with Damien's teacher about his progress without a language barrier. I'm a little bit intimidated by the CDC though because it feels like this super mom group where everyone knows what they're doing and there are so many rules to learn! We'll see how it goes.
Aside from mama and dada, Damien seems to be saying other words now. Or at least it sounds like words to us. It sounds like he can say Ball, What, and Mommy. He can make lots of other sounds too. And he seems to only be shaking his head no when he actually means no. That's progress :)
Damien is now 18 months old! His Be-Well appointment is on Monday so I'll get his weight and an update on his health--which seems good to me.
The weather's been so amazing here lately that we've been taking Damien outside a few times. He LOVES it. And by loves it I mean he will throw the worst tantrums I've ever seen from him when we do need to bring him back inside. I wish we had a fenced in yard so I could just sit and watch him. Instead I have to walk around next to him to make sure he's not trying to run into the street. He certainly loves a challenge.
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