Today was a big day for Mags, she had her first day at South Hill Co-op Preschool, and did fairly well. She had been pretty nervous about the entire process. I started at the beginning of summer, trying out another preschool a friend of mine goes to with her son and that went drastically WRONG! So I decided to just go back to what was comfortable and enroll her into Emma's old preschool.
It was quite a shock to both Mom and myself when we realized that Mags teacher would be the same lady that caused us to pull Emma out of the preschool 6 years ago. For once in my life thou I gave the teacher the benefit of the doubt and gave her a second shot. Maggie connected to her right away and maybe, just maybe it was me overreacting last time, maybe.
So the first day was good, she woke up early and was ready to go to school right after dropping Emma off. Trouble was I was still in PJ pants and she hadn't eaten breakfast. She didn't want to go home, she wanted to go NOW. Somehow I had to kill about 20 mins...and boy shoes can be hard to find when u need them to be.
Once we got in the parking lot and I told her PupPup wasn't allowed inside school she got a bit nervous and started to cry. I think this was her way of letting out the anxiety so I didn't make a big deal about it. I was actually hoping to be able to leave and run to the grocery store.
That idea was quickly shattered when we got inside the classroom. Not clingy as Emma was, or maybe it was that I wasn't as nervous as I was with Emma, I decided I better just stick it out for the day.
It was really fun, she never really let me out of her sight. Oh she did one time when she had to go wash her hands for snacktime. We played outside, with the sand table, a train set and sang some songs. That was about her 2 hr day in a nut shell. She never really let go and relaxed but had fun I think. It will take her a few more days and probably a rough day when the teacher tells me its time to go. I have mixed fellings about that day. Hate to make her so upset but knowing it will be ok in the long run, is a tough pill to swallow.
All in all, I call day one a success. I am so proud of her for making this new exciting new step. She grew up too fast. No longer my little baby girl or my toddler. She is now a BIG girl and ready to face the world. But is the world ready for her...I hope so. Love you Mags.
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