Glad you've made some headway. Personally, 18 months to about 4 was the best time for me with my son. But, he did go to a Mom's Day out twice a week. Funny: people told me that he wsn't going to benefit academically from going and I always replied "It's called MOM's DAY OUT for a reason! I'm doing it for me, not him."

What I am is good enough, if I would only be it openly. ~Carl Rogers