Laela and I went by on Monday to pay and finalize a few things. We went into the classroom to check everything out and Laela did not leave my side! She actually wanted me to hold her. I told her several times that afternoon and evening she would be going to school on Tuesday. She did fine going in, until it was time to say good-bye. Then a huge scream! She was not happy about me leaving. The last few weeks have been tough with her because she is really attached to "daddy". She calls for him, even when he is in another room, almost like she has lost him or she is afraid he has left her. Anyway, I was very sad leaving her there Tuesday morning. I rushed home and thank goodness for great technology. The new school has cameras and we can watch Laela during the day. Believe it or not, I was able to watch her throughout the day, as I painted and decorated the laundry room! Anyway, she became very attached to Ms. Amber and followed her around all day long. Laela did eat at the big girl lunch tables and she even slept on a mat at naptime! Overall, not a bad first day. 
Since she is only scheduled for Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday I enrolled Laela at Little Gym for the Wednesday summer session. We played and had a great time there in the morning and did a little shopping in the afternoon.
Thursday morning was a little different. Laela cried on the way to school. It really broke my heart because she has never cried on the way to school. We got there and she walked in just fine. (I have figured out that she loves the fish tank inside school, so I remind her that we need to say hi to the fish and she is ready!) She actually lead me right into the room, but then quickly went crazy when she saw the teachers and kids. There are definitely a few more kids in this class and that may overwhelm her. Either way, I passed her to her favorite teacher, gave her a hug and kiss and left. Oh man! That is hard. Again, I watched her during the day and she seemed to be fine. She got out her blanket from her cubby and starting carrying it around, but she was not interacting much with the kids. I picked her up and she seemed fine! She talked my ear off on the way to the car telling me about her day.
Today, we turned off of our street and onto the main road and she yelled out "no school" and immediatley started crying. Oh my! Again, being a mom is hard work! I wanted to turn the car around, take her home and just hold her...but that is not the real world. We kept on truckin' and we talked all the way to school. Once we got there, she was calmed down a little and again I used the fish as "bait" to get her excited about going into school. She did the same thing she did yesterday. She lead me in, but cried when we saw the teachers. She asked for her blanket immediately, so I gave in and let her have it. I hope to only let her use that at school for a few more days and then be down with carrying around the yucky blanket. So...I watched her again...on and off today. She was more interactive. She touched the whipped cream that they were exploring today, she ate her lunch, she looked like she was talking with a couple of friends, and she was playing on the slide! YEA! This week they were learning about the "Artic" and will continue to explore artic living, artic animals, etc next week. I can't wait for Laela to really get involved and learn so many new things!
We made a little progress this week...BUT...we go on vacation next week and I am afraid we are going to have to start again when we come back. I am hoping that she will remember how happy she was when we walked to the car today, how much we giggled on the way home, and even how much she continued to play and laugh and love life when we got home.>
I hope and pray that we have made the best decision for Laela. The first few weeks will be rough on all of us, but we really want the best for our sweet baby girl!
I hope and pray that we have made the best decision for Laela. The first few weeks will be rough on all of us, but we really want the best for our sweet baby girl!
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