Preschool

Sweet Pea,

Last week was a big week. You started TWO preschools! One is a "drop off" preschool that meets Tues/Thurs mornings for two hours. The other is a "Co-op" preschool that meets once a week and I go with you to that one.

It was kind of bitter sweet to drop you off the first day of drop-off preschool - I know you are ready for it, will enjoy it and will benefit greatly from doing some activities without me, but you're still my baby and it is weird to think about you going off into the world to have your own adventures. Of course, you loved it. You walked right in like you owned the place and didn't look back. Papa and I called you over to say good-bye and, even though you humored us, you were eager to run off and play some more. When I arrived to pick you up two hours later I rushed out of the car and into the door because other moms were already heading in and I didn't want you to think your mommy wasn't coming for you. But when I got into the room you just looked at me like "Oh, you're here" and went right back to playing! I expected this - you have always been an independent spirit - but I was both glad and sad to see it. You really are growing up so fast!

The co-op preschool is less traumatic for me because I go with you so it's really just like a big play date. You had so much fun there! Your favorite activity was using cookie cutters to make shapes in the play-dough, but you also loved pushing the grocery cart around with a baby doll in the seat and playing with the fake food. What surprised me the most was how excited you were to have me there. You would run off to play with something and then look back at me and say "you want mommy to come play with you" (which translates to "I want you to come play with me"). You were so excited that I was there to play with all the amazing, cool new toys with you. This was surprising given how fine you were with the drop off preschool. But I loved it of course!

I think the combo of the two different experiences will be great for both of us. Our weeks will be a bit more hectic and scheduled now, but we are both ready for it. I will miss you though. We have pretty much spent all day, every day together since you were born so this will be an adjustment. For me anyway!

Love you Nut!
Mommy