Growing Up

Well, I am thinking of signing Keira up for a Kids Day Out Program. For several reasons really - most importantly because it would be regular social interaction for her on a weekly basis. Keira loves playing with other kids right now. She seriously starts freaking out when we see other kids and wants to play with them. The other day in the grocery store she saw a little girl and asked me if she could play with her. In the MOMS club here, there aren't any kids that are exactly Keira's age, some a little older, some a little younger. Keira seems to like to play with the older ones - trouble is, the older ones are all just turning 3 and either in preschool or a KDO program - so her chances of playing with these kids is smaller because of that. She would get to be in class with one of the other 3 year olds in the MOMS club that she really likes and talks about all the time. Here's the thing though - I always thought when an opportunity like this presented itself that I would jump at it. I mean, a day to go to the grocery, clean the house, and do the laundry uninterrupted? But now faced with the choice, I don't know if I can be away from her for a whole day - the program is 9 - 3 (and they put the kids down for nap!). I mean a whole day just seems like such a long time for such a little girl. So we'll see. I am not sure what to do yet. We went to look at the facility today and I told Keira that we were going to look at a school and she ran to the playroom and got her backpack - I thought that was pretty cute!