Elliott started his second year of preschool a couple of weeks back, and everything has been going swimmingly! Perhaps a little too good? Sometimes another mom offers to take Elliott to the room so that I don't have to drag Lily out of the car. On the drive to school this morning Elliott wouldn't talk about anything other than how he wanted "another Mommy" to take him to preschool and as soon as he got out of the car, he points to his classmate's mom, who was walking our way and said, "There's another mommy! I want to go with her!!" In similar news, Elliott no longer wants me to accompany him in soccer class ("You sit on the bench!"), so I am the only Mommy left sitting on the bleachers. If I didn't have a degree in psychology and knew this was a sign of secure attachment I would be a blubbering mess of goo. So, I guess, yea! for attachment... right?
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| Elliott at his preschool open house. Art must be way more fun at preschool, because I can't bribe this kid to do crafts with me at home. |
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| Circle time at open house |
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| First day! What a goof! |
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A little nervous on the first day, but he hasn't looked back since. Literally. As in, when he left with that other mommy I waited in the parking lot for him to turn around, wave, etc. But I got nothing. Nada.
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On the flip side, I might actually have time to do
something now?!?! Once Elliott was out of eyesight, I jumped in the car, giddy as a schoolgirl myself, and began to contemplate what I would do with 3 hours of free time (well, as free as it gets with a 4 month old). Cleaning? Sleep? A shower? A moment devoid of endless commentary? Elliott is not the only fan of preschool. Yea for preschool!!!
