Andrew's First Week of School

This was Andrew's first week of preschool! He is going to St. Paul's Lutheran Preschool on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-11. This past Tuesday was his first day. He did great! When it was time to leave, I asked him, "Are you ready?". He said, "Yeah!" like he was really excited. As we were getting out of the car, he did ask if I was staying with him. I said I couldn't stay but would be back to pick him up. He seemed fine with that. We walked to his classroom. He stood there quietly, gave Ella and me a kiss, and I walked out. He didn't resist staying or cry. When I picked him up, I waited outside the classroom with the other parents, and then he came walking out in a line with his painting. He looked so cute and so big with his backpack. As we were walking to the car, he said, "Mom, I got to go outside!" He also told me that he had fruit snacks and cheese for a snack, learned about Jesus, painted, prayed, and played with toys. He told me what colors he painted and that he got to wear the art smock Grammy made him. Later at home, he looked at me and said, "Mom, you need to write my name on my backpack". It was so cute. I guess his teacher told him that, but the way he told me was so big. He seemed really excited and like he had a great time.


This morning he was ready to go again with no problems. I talked to Miss Penny after class for a while and she said he did great. She said he doesn't volunteer to answer questions, but will respond if she is talking to him directly. I was worried he wouldn't talk at all, but hopefully he'll warm up the more he goes and start talking more. She did note that he puts everything in his mouth, so we are going to start working on that. I knew he did that; it's a comfort thing for him. If he doesn't have an object, he puts his hands in his mouth. Since we were always at home, it wasn't a big deal. I'd rather he not put the toys in his mouth at school, though, so hopefully he can outgrow that quickly. Other than that, she said he was doing great!


They send home a paper every Thursday about how he did and what he did for the week. His paper this week said he was happy, cooperative, listened well, was quiet during story time, and picked up his toys. He played with the farm, playdoh, animals, pirate ship, and puzzles. He also got to help feed the fish. And it said he did a great job on the monkey bars. I am very happy with how well he is doing and how much he seems to be enjoying it. When he walks out of the classroom with his backpack, he just looks so big. He gives me a little smile and then walks over for a hug. Next Thursday, I am the parent helper, so that should be fun. And then on Friday, he gets to be in the Homecoming Parade.


Here are two pictures of him on his first day of school: