Mellow baby?

That's what Shannon, one of the daycare ladies, said in describing Rachel's ability to transition to Toddler I, the next group at St. James. Since she appears to be almost ready to walk, they're thinking of moving her before the end of the year. At the very least, she will go to Toddler I for "visits," much like she did with the mobiles section of St. James. I am not as thrilled with the setting of Toddler 1 as I am with infants and mobiles -- there are no windows, it's in an older part of the church and I've heard mixed reviews of the teachers (although Shannon reassured me that the current set of teachers are pretty good. She should know; her own son, Jahmari, is there).

Anyway, at the same time she will head to Toddler I, we are probably going to switch to 5 days of daycare instead of 4. The expense makes me wince, but she's moving to one nap a day, for about 2 hours, and that doesn't give Drew enough time to work a half-day on Fridays. I asked Shannon whether it was wise to move Rachel to a new section AND switch to 5 days from 4, but she said not to worry, that Rachel was "such a mellow baby, she probably won't have any problem with the transition."

Shannon said Rachel had a great day today. Apparently she spent a good amount of time in a corner, by herself, giggling. I am constantly amazed at her ability to make herself laugh.