First Day of "School"

Gabby with Elmo backpack and Tinkerbell lunchbox in hand.

"C'mon Mom! Let's go! No more pictures!"

As I have mentioned in the past, I enrolled Gabrielle in a "Mom's Day Out" program at a local church. It is a great way to get some time to myself each week and for Gabby to have group play and instruction. Monday was her first day and here's how it went...

She cried when I dropped her off, but the teachers said it was short-lived. They make all of the families wait in the lobby and that was overwhelming to her. She kept saying "I wan go school" the whole time we were waiting out there. THEN all those families take the kids to their classes and squeezing through the halls just isn't the best thing. It is way too crowded. She just didn't know how to handle all of the chaos and, frankly, I don't blame her! She was fine until we got to her classroom. I gave her a hug and kiss and she seemed okay with it all. Then I told her I would pick her up in a few hours and left. I was about 3 steps down the hall and she came running into the hallway crying. I consoled her for about 7 seconds (yes, just over 6, but not 8)and then just let the teacher take over. They said she calmed down pretty quickly and was great the rest of the day. The teachers said she ate lunch really well and was a good singer. Former music teachers always love to hear that last part. ;) She was in a great mood when I picked her up and seemed to have had a great time. She said she was looking forward to her next day at school. So it seems like it was a success!