1st Day of School

Andrina had her first day of school today. Overall, it was a success and she did great! I took her in at 8am and hung around for a little while. I wasn't sure if I'd need to stay or not but it turns out that I didn't. I took some pictures and then came back a little before 10:30 to check on Andrina right before their outside playtime. Andrina was more interested in running and playing outside than saying "hi" to Mommy. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I feel good that she is so secure and resilient but a part of me feels a tiny bit rejected so I felt sad.

I learned that about 20 minutes after I dropped her off, she started crying and needed to be held but one of her teachers was able to soothe her. But after that she did really well, she must have gotten hungry with all of the activity because she ate her entire lunch: chicken quesidillas, corn, oranges, and milk. Andrina did have a difficult time with her nap. She only slept 35 minutes and her bear didn't help much unfortunately. But she did finally fall asleep while away from home so that's good. Hopefully she will get more used to her school routine and be able to take longer naps there.

But she was happy to see me and Tom when we both picked her up at 3:30 so that helps. And when we got home, Andrina was still herself. She ate her entire dinner, watched her reading baby dvd, we did the flashcards together and she followed me into her ball pit so we had a great time in there together.

Here's some pictures of her first day at school:

She was there about 1 minute and started playing with the toys!
Right before morning outside time. She took off her shoe and tried to put it back on by herself.

Can you tell she loves to play outside?

Playing with a ball and leaves the teacher brought out for "nature studies".

I thought this was a good final shot. She's in pink in the background, confident and secure enough to explore by herself.

And can you tell from the pictures how HUGE the outdoor play area is? That was actually one of the deciding factors for this school. Some of them have tiny outdoor play areas, but theirs is huge and they have two of them, both huge (like 200 x 75 feet each). One for the kids up to 3 years old with smaller play equipment and one for the 4 to 6 year olds with bigger play equipment.

Congrats on your first day at school Andrina! Daddy and I could tell you really enjoyed it and it will be so good for you to go twice a week for now.