Thank you!

Today was Ely's last day in the infant room. He has been visiting the toddler room (12month-18month) for awhile now so that he would be familiar with the surroundings. Luckily a teacher in the new room is from the infant room and Ely remembers her.

It was so hard to figure out a way to thank Mayboobeh for all of the work she does for Ely. Ely absolutely loves his teacher and hugs her every morning. She tells him that Ely's her favorite and how sweet he is. I think Ely senses that and loves her back even more. He is one of the few babies who have been able to pronounce her name. He has the biggest smile on her face after he says her name. :)

Mayboobae is the best teacher ever! She is sooooo patient with every baby and nurtures them so much. She has been there to change more diapers for Ely than Sung and I. With her many years at school (10yrs +) she's changed a countless number of diapers ---- even "the" BLOW OUT diapers without complaint...not to mention being so patient with babies who test their patience 24-7.

I couldn't figure out what I could get as a thank you gift for Mayboobae. First I got a coaster with birds on it because she taught Ely how to say birds. :) Also last night, I put together a little album for Mayboobeh. It included pictures of Ely since he started at daycare, a drawing by Ely, and copies from a journal that Mayboobeh has been writing almost everyday. I included one where she wrote about the day she had to change shifts to starting later in the morning. When Ely saw her later in the morning, he cried and reached out for her.

Evidently another teacher told Sung that Mayboobeh loved the gift and got teary! She had to go home sick but I'm sure our little gift made her day~!! Woohoo!!!