Daycare Blues

So Draya's first day at daycare yesterday started of well... She dived into playing and exploring and barely noticed when I left. She took a nap in the stroller when they went for a walk in the morning and ate lunch well. But... at about 1:00 she got tired and started to cry. Three different ladies tried rocking/cuddling her to sleep. One almost succeeded but then a sound from the main room woke her again and she started to sob. Finally just after 2 they called me. So I went and picked her up. Next week I'm going to bring in a sweater or article of clothing that smells like me. And a few of her favourite stuffed animals. We might also try playing music at nap time. Something to set a comfy, relaxing environment that they can duplicate at the daycare.
We might also look into sending her twice a week. Once a week might not be enough to get her climatized to it. We'll see. The people there are really great and the kids she's with are close to her age (13 months & 14 months). I knew that napping could end up being an issue. She's so used to going full tilt then conking out on mom or dad. And she does get cranky/fussy when she's tired.