1st day of school

Like so many other kids. Today was the first day of school. WOOHOO! Little Lady was up on time and excited about our new routine in the mornings. Breakfast, brush teeth and hair, get dressed, and THEN watch Sesame Street until it is time to go. Yeah I know this is not a crazy routine but all summer we have slept in and watched Sesame Street WHILE we had breakfast. So it was a bit of a change and I expected a fight about it. We then tried to get a good picture of her on her first day...it took being bribed with 2 cookies and even then she still was kinda a stinker and S had to resort to drastic measures to get her to smile. Once we got to school she decided to play shy but eventually she settled in...ok it was all of 10 minutes and she was off playing with her friends from last year. I signed some papers and then left. She didn't need me any more. Well she wanted me to stay but I kinda snuck out because she was playing with her friends and very happy.

 

 Today was a short day at school. After I picked LL up it was time for lunch so we went out to eat. I let her pick and even despite all my efforts to change her minds he had to have "chicken nuggets old McDonald's". She enjoyed her lunch.

We returned home where she took a great nap then it was time for her homework. Yep homework on her first day. Also our first battle over homework. She declared that she was not going to do it. Home work is bad. I let her know she had no choice. Eventually she saw things my way and finished her homework. We then played outside. It was a great first day, even if she still says "I don't like ms. Anna"

First day of Preschool

Little Lady went to preschool for the first time in September. We read stories about it in advance. We talked about it and what to expect. We visited the school. We met the teacher. We were all set. Then the tears flowed. On her. I was fine...ok I was a mess too. I was ok with the whole thing, until she started sobbing and telling me how she "didn't want to be a big girl.Not today" Then my heart broke and I cried too. It was a good thing S was with me to be the strong one. I received a text from the teacher an hour after we left that she had finally calmed down and was doing well. I went to pick her up early as I was advised and she was doing so well they asked me to come back at regular pick up time. I left. I was only gone for another 30 minutes before I got a call to come and get her. She was doing fine but then all of the sudden she lost it and they could not get her to stop crying or calm down. Good thing we live 5 minutes away. Either way Little Lady is officially a preschooler and I think she will love it in time...

So not thrilled to be going

Or to stand with the first day of school sign

Though the Popsicle after school cheered her right up.

A few months later and she loves it. She is finally waking up and asking if it is a preschool day and not crying when I say yes. She doesn't need to take a comfort friend with her and according to her teacher she is actually starting to play with other kids and not just the teachers. She listens and likes doing the activities. Music and gymnastics are her favorites, though she loves when they get to use glue or cut things. Glitter, or sparkles as she calls them, seem to be on every project and I have a new found respect for those parents that cringed every time I did a project with their kids in my class that involved glitter. The glitter never stays on the paper and of course hanging it on the fridge just leads to glitter being all over my kitchen. I am learning to despise the glitter projects just like those parents did but she sure loves them. All in all we made the right choice and it appears we picked the right school for her. She is happy there and that is what matters.