Taking on the “world” on their own

Both boys have been sick off-and-on beginning the week before Christmas running through as recent as last week. From the stomach flu to high fevers – we’ve had several calls within the past few weeks from daycare that one or the other needed to be picked up. (If they run a fever over 101 or are sick, they need to be sent home & cannot come back to daycare for 24 hours or until they are feeling better.) My mom has been a huge help in being able to be a backup and stay home with the boys when they are sick. We’ve also been lucky that a few times they’ve gotten sick on Fridays, which has allowed us the weekend to rest & recoup.

When Wyatt had a fever the week before Christmas, I kept both boys home with my mom that following day (I figured it’d just be easier with less running around for me) but when his fever continued into that night, we made the decision to try to take Colton to daycare the following day & see how he would do on his own. We’ve taken the boys separately to different places, running errands and having them spend one-on-one time with daddy & mommy, but have never had them spend an entire day apart or go to daycare by themselves. I thought this would be a good exercise for them and help build their independence – so Wyatt spent another day at home with Grandma and Colton went to daycare by himself. He did great! His teachers said he did really well on his own. Then, last week Colton spiked a fever mid-week and stayed home with Grandma while Wyatt tried out a day of daycare by himself. He also did great! His teachers also reported that he had no problems during the day by himself.

As a mom of multiples and seeing my boys being side-by-side everyday of their lives, I didn’t know what their little minds would think of being separated or if they’d get sad/scared/afraid without their brother with them for the whole day at daycare. It was a relief to have such a great outcome. Obviously, the boys are very connected but it’s great to know that they thrive independently as well.

Way to go Colton & Wyatt!