First Day of School

Lily has started preschool..........and she loves it!!

Although we wanted to put her in Michael's class, there was no space available. Matter of fact, there was no space available in any of the 3 day/week 3-yr old classes, but the was a space in a Friday class. We decided that it would be a good starting point, so we planned a visit. Lily had been to the preschool daily to pick up her brothers, and she had also attended some of their parties with me, so she was familiar with the building and classrooms. The day I took her to visit, she sat right down with the other kids to play with the play dough. She looked back at me a couple of times, and then seemed to forget I was there. Matter of fact, she was doing so well, the teacher (who Michael had last year and we loved), kicked me out!! Although we had only intended to visit for about an hour, she told me to leave her for the morning. When I pointed out that I had not brought her a lunch, she sent me to Chick-Fil-A to pick her up some food! :)

Well, she ended up staying for the full 4 hours, and I picked her up in the carpool lane with Michael. She was all smiles when she got in the mini-van and couldn't wait to pull out the painting she did! She told me about her day, and how there was a boy named Tyler in her class just like her brother. About her painting she said, "I show daddy he get home". She carried her school bag with her most of the day, and as soon as she heard daddy, she ran into the garage with her school bag to show him her painting!!

We also just found out that one of the other children has dropped out of the class, and now she'll be able to go 2 days per week. It's great prep for pre-k next year, and it also gives me a morning home with just Michael. I'm really looking forward to my one-on-one time with my baby!

As excited as Lily was about her first day, her sleep issues, which had gotten much better, resurfaced. This time though, minimal night terrors.......just crying that is more easily calmed. It was a couple of times a night the first few night, but has now settled to just once a night, with an occasional night with no awakenings. Big changes can cause anxieties to surface, but that will continue to get better over time.



So proud of her first piece of art!