Whoa- slow down a little Alli. I'm not sure I'll ever be ready to put her on a school bus. It only took me 3 1/2 yrs to even let her go to MDO. Baby steps.
Then, the first thing she said in the morning in a very excited voice: "Is it time for school today, mama?" Maybe I should have let her do this a long time ago.
A breakfast of champions.
TJ had a little more trouble waking up than Alli.
Couldn't seem to get a decent pic heading out the door. TJ still not too sure about starting the day so early.
TJ now a little more awake but jumping up and down instead of saying cheese.
My big girl with her bags ready to go find her class and meet her teachers and new friends.They both got good reports from their teachers at the end of the day with one exception. Neither one of them would sleep. And Alli's teacher called her a wiggle worm, which Alli thought was funny. Go figure. Two kids who rarely sleep anywhere but in their own beds in the quiet of their own rooms weren't able to sleep on a mat in a strange room filled with other kids. Let's just say I wasn't surprised. And, it actually worked to my advantage because they went to bed very shortly after we got home and slept for a good 2 hours. Maybe them not napping at school is not a bad thing!
Later that night I was asking Alli about her teachers and she said "I like Miss Amy and Miss Maree except they keep saying 'Alli, be quiet. Be quiet, Alli.' Like over and over again." So funny!! Sounds like we have two things to work on.
2 comments:
Maybe she should stay up really late the night before school so she's really tired for naptime. Buck the system and challenge the whole "go to bed early on a school day" theory.
Then again, since it is just one day a week, maybe you are right... a super good nap when they get home is pretty valuable too.
Talk about a Mom's Day Out!
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I'm with you on the school bus thing- I can't even imagine putting them on there! Autumn asks me all the time if she'll get to ride one.
Yeah, the transition of going to school is harder for us than I think it is for the older ones. Autumn has loved it from day 1 and looked forward to it all summer asking how much longer until school starts! Shelby's a different story but I think she'll do better now that she's a little older, maybe?!
One more thing- I could imagine that would be hard to go to sleep when they're only used to their beds and it's only once a week. The girls don't take naps at their school but I do always look forward to really good naps shortly after they get home! Their nap schedules were better than they'd ever been last April & May. So maybe it's better if they don't sleep?!
Book over- The End.
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