First Day of Preschool



1st day picture

 Today was Cole's first day at school. I think Stephen and I were more nervous than he was. The day started off a little rocky, but ended up as a blessing in disguise. I went downstairs at 6:15 this morning and my battery was dead. I woke up Stephen and we went downstairs to try to jump it and it was a no go. Still dead so...Stephen ran upstairs and got ready, we woke up Cole and threw him and his gear in Stephen's truck and headed to my school...together. I made it just as the tardy bell rang. Cole cried as I shut the car door and I lost it. I was already a little sad about him starting school today.

I had already planned on picking Cole up from school since I couldn't  take him to school that morning so Stephen came back to my work at 1:30 and we headed to the preschool together. When we arrived Cole was passed out on the nap mat...the only problem was that he had just fallen asleep five minutes before we arrived. I figured it would take a while to get used to sleeping in a group setting on a nap mat and I was right. They said that he laid down for a few minutes and then once everyone else fell asleep he tried to get up and walk around and wake up the other kids. The assistant director said she took him to the office and he "helped" her do some things. Eventually she brought him back and then one of the workers rocked him until he passed out and then moved him to the mat.

We took him home to put him down; he cried the whole way and then when we got home he cried another 30 minutes or so in his crib and only slept 45 minutes. What a day. He went to bed super early tonight. He was exhausted.

His report card was excellent despite the no nap. (He is his mother's son...teacher's pet.) It said he was in a happy mood all day, he loved dancing and singing, ate all of his lunch and was a great helper. 

Where are the worksheets?  We are ready to learn.