My Busy Preschooler

I can't believe my baby has started preschool! It has been so exciting to see her blossom. That is after a few weeks of nervousness about staying there. On the first day, she posed for pictures outside the house...

And in front of the classroom door...

Then she started to get worried as soon as we got inside. The first day went pretty well - neither of us cried so I thought we were doing good. Then the second day came two days later. She cried for an hour. Until another child observed, "I can't hear the story!" Then just as suddenly as she started, she stopped. Hmmm. After that, the crying became shorter and shorter each day with her announcing midday, "I was sad but now I am happy!" This turned into "I was all smiles today." And now, "I'm fine mommy. I didn't cry at all!" Yeah!

She is learning so much - some days I can almost see the smoke coming out of her ears! In just a month and a half, she is "reading" and "writing" letters, drawing a lot, counting on her fingers, talking more and more sophisticated, and being helpful. This is of course amidst the other, general 3.5 year old behavior that is best described in the book, Your Three Year Old - Friend or Enemy; sassy, bossy, whiny. Lovely! However, she remains generally sweet with her sister and quite entertaining for all of us. My other favorite book right now is a children's book by Nort*on Ju*ster - Sweetiepie or Sourpuss. To paraphrase, I wonder who it will be tomorrow and what tomorrow will bring...