Ken was really sad about this picture I took of E right when I dropped her off, but I didn’t want her to see me through the window, so I just took a quick pic with my phone and left. She had gone to the back to get a toy and was bringing it up back to the little kids. She really didn’t stand there alone or anything.
Anyway, her first day of preschool went really really well! They said she cried on and off all morning, but then they went outside around 10, and that was the turning point. She LOVES going outside, so that was really no surprise. No tears after that – she ate lunch with the other kids, played, and sat for reading time.
When I went to pick her up (15 minutes early), she was playing with a couple of boys. That’s my girl! ;)
She didn’t even notice me for a few minutes. She was having the BEST time! So all the guilt about leaving her there crying melted away. I mean, she did cry – yes – but she got over it.
And her hair smelled like perfume, so I am sure she got lots of snuggles when she was upset. Which just makes me more certain that this is the right place for her.
She’s my soulful girl, she needs to trust the people that she’s with – and when she went and hugged both of her teachers without my prompting, I realized that she is content there.
In other news, I got a lot accomplished yesterday between checking my phone and emailing my friends to say “should I leave her? should I pick her up? they said she’s crying!!” and taking my “bench monday” picture – but I’m going to sit down today and work up a work schedule for myself.
I just can’t believe I can clean now without having someone go behind me and empty the dustbuster onto the floor.
True story.
