First Day of Preschool

Eddie started his second year of prsechool today. His preschool allows you to begin as early as one year (he was 18 months). At that point, it's really a mom's day out program -- but he did learn quite a bit. I'm sad to report that the picture (he only let me take one) didn't turn out. Something happened! Argh.

Well, I can still tell the story and I have a cute picture of Josie and her boyfriend Josh. Josh's older brother and Eddie go to the same preschool and their mom and I walked the mile each way to school today--in the rain. It wasn't raining when we started out, mind you. But I got 4 miles in today between drop off and pick up--I think that's the most exercise I've had in a year.

So Eddie said he didn't want to go to school this morning, but I didn't exactly give him a choice and told him about what to expect. We got there and he was suddenly all ready. He just walked off and tried to go into the classroom with the teacher he had last year and when I pulled him back and directed him to the correct classroom, he was ready to walk right in there too. I had to pull him to me to get my hug and kiss goodbye. A few moments later I hear the familiar and distinct sound of a box of lego type blocks being dumped to the floor.

The teachers make you drop the kids off at the door. I still don't know how I feel about that, but I don't really have to worry, because Eddie doesn't seem to care. Meanwhile the sound of kids crying was pouring out of every room in the halllway. I know Eddie must have been wondering what was going on. He was very happy to see me in the afternoon, but didn't have much to say about his day. He liked seeing the babies in the stroller together and liked carrying his soccer ball lunch box.

Let me preference the following by saying I honestly have no idea of what is age approrpriate for Eddie at this point to know or be able to do. So when I picked him up, the Aide to the teacher says to me, 'he's obviously very smart--he knew all his colors'. Instead of saying 'thank you', I say, "well, he knows them in Spanish too". He knows his letters and numbers, his colors, his shapes, can piece together events, sequencing, etc.

For Josie's Five month update, visit my Sept. 3 post, just submitted. http://watchusgo.blogspot.com/2007/09/josies-5-month-update.html