was fine. Both kids went in happy and left happy (aside from Kit forgetting to ask to go to the toilet thus wetting his pants). Kit even complained that I came back to soon. I guess 6 hours was not long enough? LOL. The second day was seamless as well. Then came the third day...
We started our morning the same as the others starting with a nice family breakfast. After we ate, everyone brushed their teeth, got dressed and we were off. The ride was also not eventful until we were almost at school and Sam announced that she did not want to go. Well, when she said she did not want to go, she meant it. She was screaming and yelling and kicking and carrying on like a wild child. Meanwhile, Kit kissed me goodbye and went in without hesitation. I expected a bit of chaos the first week, but I expected the roles to be completely reversed.
I felt like a complete failure as I saw Sam go in. I drove around the block and then back, altho out of Sam's sight, to make sure she was fine. They said she was calming down and when I called the school at lunch-time, they said she was fine. I was not fine. I know that the correct thing to do (or the correct thing every says to do...) is to leave them and go. But is it?
Sam is so outgoing, but also so sensitive and clearly does not do well with change. After school we talked and have continued talking. One of the things Sam is afraid of is that her friends will no longer be her friends cause they don't go to school together anymore. I reassured her that just like her camp friends are still her friends and her YMCA friends are still her friends, so will her old preschool friends. She also thought that some of her friends still might be at preschool. I assured her that they all were at new schools. This added to the change in routine is proving to be really hard for her. I am confident that given a bit of time, she will adjust and will love her new school. It is just hard now because in my heart of hearts, I hate having her at school and not with me.
Kit, on the other hand, is absolutely embracing school. He can't wait to get out of the car and into the classroom everyday. His only challenge is that he gets so involved with what he is doing, he forgets to go the the toilet. This can be addressed.
Overall tho, the teachers are really happy with the kids and asked what I do with them at home. She said she was impressed with their knowledge and their manners. This made me feel really good.
One more day til a nice 3 day weekend. Yeay.
