First Day of Preschool!

So I just dropped Athena off at her new preschool/daycare for her first day. We visited last week for about a half hour so we could see her classroom and I could talk to her teacher for a few minutes and I'm so glad we did. Drop off went very good with no tears from Athena. I also managed to hold it together until I got back to my car. The teacher was great. I gave her a heads up when we visited that Ena is not good with transitions and that I would most likely need some help getting out the door. When the teacher saw that it was time for me to leave and Ena was still hanging onto my leg like velcro, she came over and asked Ena if she would like to sit on her lap for a while. Thank you teacher!! Ena happily accepted the invitation, gave me a kiss goodbye and went with the teacher:) Thank goodness!

She had free pick of her closet when we picked out and laid out her first day of preschool outfit last night. I was surprised at her choice-a well worn play t-shirt and pants. She has several adorable new school outfits and super cute new pairs of shoes that Grandma Kathleen sent her in a care package, but she went with one of her older play outfits. Maybe the excitement of starting at a new daycare is enough new-ness for her for one day and she just wanted the comfort of a familiar outfit for today. She's a pretty smart cookie like that;)

I'm off to work now to start getting my classroom set up. Wonder how long I should wait until I call to check how she's doing.........:) Teacher inservice starts on Thursday. Hope everyone else's back to school routines go smoothly!

~Nic:)