3rd and 4th Day of School 17 & 18 Mar '10

Didn't know that whole childcare issue can be so traumatising for me.

Third Day:
Sent her over at 9am so that she can join them to go to the playground. Cried bitterly when I left. She finished the entire bowl of porridge for lunch and a slice of apple. Refused her milk. Cried for mummy during her nap. Refused to go to sleep. Teacher called me and I went to fetch her. Came home with a runny nose. Sigh... Some improvements I heard from the teacher. She spoke up more and in fact during lunch, she told one of her classmates "Dana, eat". But one thing, we were told that she walked about during lunch.

Fourth Day:
Sent her over at 9am for the playground activity. Cried bitterly when I left. Once I was out of sight, I didn't hear anymore crying. Ate only half a bowl of rice and a slice of apple. Drank 30ml of milk and laid down for 15min. Very attached to teacher Qing Pei. When teacher Qing Pei leaves her sight, she will jump for her. Heard that it may be a good sign that she is attached to a teacher. But hope not too over-attached. Otherwise the teacher cannot attend to other children. We brought her home at about 12.50pm. She came home with a slight fever and 3 mosquito bites from the playground I guess. Can't be from the centre as it is air-conditioned. Double sigh... Heard from 2 teachers that she enjoyed the waterplay so much that even before they began the activity, she jumped into the water and got herself wet. Probably that's where the fever came from.

If her fever persists, she will have to give school a miss tomorrow. Triple sigh... Then come morning, she is going to cry bitterly again.

Mummy