First full day at Preschool
Since I’ve turned 2 years old, I have been transitioning from the Infant/Toddler program at my school to the Preschool. I have mixed feelings about this. I love all of the new challenges of the Preschool. There is more Montessori time, so I'm learning a ton with the different toys and activities. Since I share the classroom with kids up to 5 years old, I am fascinated watching the older kids, and have suddenly become interested in sitting on the potty and wearing underwear. And the best part of all - I can eat snacks whenever I want to!! I feel much more independent, more conversant and generally that I've grown up a ton ever since I started going to the Preschool. But I miss the security of the Infant/Toddler program, the big chunks of outside play time, the singing and dancing, and the friends that I’ve made who are my size. I had gotten so comfortable there that I barely even looked at Mommy when she dropped me off in the morning. Now that I'm in the Preschool, I’ve been screaming bloody murder every morning when she takes me to the school! I start crying when we're at home, and tell her I want to sleep and find Towel (my security object). She drives me to school anyway, and as we approach the door, I try to distract Mommy by making grunting sounds and saying “Dookie!” to pretend that I am having a bowel movement (my current reaction when I don't want to be somewhere). But we walk up to the school anyway, and after I cry a few minutes, I get distracted by the activities and enjoy the rest of the day. Mommy believes that I'm doing fine because I look happy at the end of the day and say "yeah" when she asks if I had fun at school. You know, I'll do whatever I can to make Mommy feel guilty for leaving me!
