This is my favorite part of my day. After work I make my way across town and practically skip into the daycare center looking for my baby girl. Every day I'm able to spot her through a door window and for a few moments enjoy watching her play. She plays with all her heart. She is focused and determined yet easygoing and happy. That's how the providers will describe her too. But as soon as she sees me her feet start in motion in my direction. There is a wonderful hug and a moment of eye contact that repairs any feelings of tiredness I might have. She always has a few arm and hand gestures for me as she provides me with a few words, I presume about her day. She is becoming an animated talker. I look forward to understanding her words sometime very soon. We then put her jacket on together, I grab her bag and we start our journey to the car for our two minute commute home. She waves good bye to her friends and heads down the hall to the doors where she pushes the automatic door opening buttons. I thank and praise her for her helpfulness. Then I ask her if she can point to her car... which she now can. She roams around and is playful before we finally head home. At which point she completely unravels, needs food, a bath, a song from the backyardigans, a bottle, a cuddle and her bed.
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