August 1, 2000 - Tuesday
We have a month before Harry has to start daycare full-time. His mother will need to return to work at the library full days rather than working from home during the afternoon and, while Harry always draws a crowd on the occasions he's been there with her, he will not be able to go there daily starting next month. Thus, daycare and having another person spend more time with him than we do. I already feel guilty about the last couple of weeks when I've not been spending as much time with him. It's probably my imagination, and admittedly it's most likely just that he's hungry and knows now what mom means from a utilitarian perspective, but it seems as though during that time he's become more comfortable with her than with me.

For this month, now that our old house is now occupied, Harry will be coming to my lab during the days. He spent this morning at daycare as usual, but in the afternoon he and his mother were in one of our back rooms. On mornings when he's not at daycare, I'll have him here while his mother works at the library. It's a fine enough short term solution, especially given our upcoming vacation, and the others around the lab don't seem to mind. When he gets stir crazy, there are place nearby where we can go for a walk.


Comments, opinions?