Le Bon Enfants!

I cannot think of the right words to explain how absolutely lucky/blessed/fortunate we are to have found such a wonderful place for Wesley to spend his days while Mommy and Daddy go to work.  "Le Bon Enfants" is a home based daycare IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD-less than a mile down the street and is owned and operated by Sheila Stratton (and her family).  I say that with all seriousness as it is truly a family affair.  Her husband, Jeff, is retired military and works nearby on base at Dam Neck. He comes home during the day on his lunch hour and spends time with the kids.  It is not unusual to have Jeff in the middle of the daycare room playing with the children or acting as a human jungle gym when I arrive to pick up Wesley in the afternoon.  Daughter, Kenzie, is also usually helping out after school (she is a sophomore) and often feeds Wesley his afternoon bottle.

We dropped Wesley off for the first time on MLK day...Chris and I both had this day off from work but we thought it would be a good "test run" since we would be close by.  When we left Wesley with Sheila, he was cooing and smiling, happy as a clam.  While we were very sad and reluctant to leave him, we felt very confident that he was in good hands.  We picked him up a bit early and he was just as content as we left him, cooing and smiling, happy as a clam!  His days at Ms. Sheila's have proved to be lots of fun!  He has several new friends but he is the youngest and he is spoiled rotten by not only Sheila but also by, Jeff, Kenzie and even her son, Dillon, who pays special attention to Wesley.  When I pick him up in the evening, it is all we can do to get him fed and bathed before he falls asleep--he is exhausted from such a big day!

Being the youngest, Wesley gets about 2 hours of undivided attention from Ms. Sheila each day while the other children nap.  Unfortunately, Wesley has very sensitive skin and a pretty yucky case of "cradle cap" that we can't seem to cure.  We have tried baby oil, vaseline, olive oil, selsun blue and a Rx cream from the doctor...all to no avail.  Ms. Sheila is now giving Wesley a daily head massage with Moroccan oil during their one on one time to cure his little head.  Did I mention that he was spoiled???  She said he coos and smiles the whole time while she rubs his head with oil, a warm cloth and comb.  I guess I would coo and smile too if someone gave me that sort of treatment!!! 

Needless to say, we love Sheila and her family and know that Wesley is being very well taken care of.  Mommy and Daddy are also getting lots of great advice and meeting new friends.  Sheila has even sent us home with dinner claiming that she had made too much for her family!  Boy are we LUCKY!!!! 

"I DIG YOU" Shovels from Wesley to his Valentines!

I will try to get some photos together of Le Bon Enfants and Sheila.  This photo is of a couple of the Valentine's that Wesley took to his new friends.  I didn't really think about all of the other responsibilities that go along with parenthood...I had fun making the Valentine's (thanks to my sister, Clai, and sister in law, Betsy, for pointing me in the right direction to get the idea!) --I think they were a hit!