First Day of School

Today was Eli’s first day of school. I was nervous- did not sleep well last night. Eli slept fine!

I woke up this morning an hour before my alarm was supposed to go off. Went back to sleep and woke up at 6:20am (20 minutes before the alarm should go off). Got out of bed and got myself dressed. Then I heard Eli whine. (He whines when he wakes up.) I fed and dressed Eli and we were on our way to school.

It was pouring today. I know it is good luck if it rains on your wedding day but what about your first day of school?

We arrive at school and Eli eagerly walks to his classroom. We go inside and I talk to the teacher while Eli hangs onto my leg. I said goodbye to Eli and told him I would be back after lunch. He started crying and the teacher picked him up.

I left the room and peeked into the room two minutes later and he had already stopped crying. He was hanging onto the teacher but not crying. I consider that a great sign.

Lowell and I go to pick him up after lunch and Eli noticed Lowell and said “Da da” with a huge smile. One of Eli’s teachers said he did great and that he especially loved gym time.

Here is his report:

Ew Gross!

Today Eli found a lady bug. When I was not watching, he picked up the lady bug and smushed it and then showed it to me.

My little boy!

Preschool Orientation

I can’t believe my little one starts preschool tomorrow. Time flies. Yesterday he was an infant- today he is a toddler and ready for school. We are starting Eli 3 half days a week and he will move into full time by next year. I think he will have a great time once he gets through the first couple of weeks.

Today, was our orientation. It was not a formal orientation since most kids started back in September- just an informal session where we learn how to sign Eli in and out, use the security system and meet Eli’s teachers.

We walked into Eli’s classroom and met his teachers. He was clingy to me at first but when I started talking to his teacher, he started playing with a truck. He brought the truck to me to show me and then went and played. I think it is a good sign that he felt comfortable walking away from me to play.

It was interesting to see that there were 80% boys in his classroom. Only two girls total. Can’t believe he starts tomorrow.