Today was Lydia's first day of school!
(I wanted to get a picture of her with her backpack and lunchbox - like my parents did every year - but she wasn't cooperating. O well.)
Here's our sweet girl standing in front of the school.
Boy, did Mommy and Daddy have to pray a LOT about this day! Dropping her off this morning wasn't easy. It was definitely an exercise in completely giving Lydia over to God, and trusting him to give her peace throughout the day. Oliver and I escorted her to her classroom, said hello to her teachers, and sat her down at the table where 2 other kids were coloring. Once she was engaged in the activity, we snuck out of the room. Of course, as soon as we left the room, my tears came... Although I know that kids do this every day, all over the world, Lydia just seems so little to me! We left her there to negotiate all of these new activities and expectations, all day long, all of a sudden... She's not even 2 1/2 yet! She's a baby! But this is going to be so good for her. It's time for her to be stretched a bit, beyond her normal routines and activities. But yes, I cried at the thought of leaving her in this new environment all day. And I cried at the thought of her growing up. And I cried because I have pregnancy hormones running throughout my body and I can't help it! Once we were outside, Oliver hugged me and prayed, and we went on to work. I had a copy of her class schedule with me that I looked at all day long, imagining her doing each activity and wishing I could be a fly on the wall.
And of course, God totally answered all of our prayers. I went to pick her up at 2:30 and she was just fine! She had a great day. She didn't nap, but in the 2-3 year old class, most of them don't at the beginning of the year. Her teachers said she did great, and had a good day. No concerns, or reports of crying or tantrums. We're so proud of you Lydia! Way to be adaptable and ready for new things! I really do wish we could have been flies on the wall to see her go to chapel, and do her art projects, and her centers and circle time...
I'm so glad day #1 is over! If we can just get through this first week or 2, I'll be okay after that! Preschool is just 2 days a week, and then she has speech therapy another 2 days a week, so there's lots of learning going on for Lydia right now - which is great.
She wasn't super cooperative for pictures today - she was in a perfectly happy mood, but smiles for pictures were hard to capture. So, good pictures and videos are few, but we want to share them with you anyway!
(I wanted to get a picture of her with her backpack and lunchbox - like my parents did every year - but she wasn't cooperating. O well.)
Here's our sweet girl standing in front of the school.
Boy, did Mommy and Daddy have to pray a LOT about this day! Dropping her off this morning wasn't easy. It was definitely an exercise in completely giving Lydia over to God, and trusting him to give her peace throughout the day. Oliver and I escorted her to her classroom, said hello to her teachers, and sat her down at the table where 2 other kids were coloring. Once she was engaged in the activity, we snuck out of the room. Of course, as soon as we left the room, my tears came... Although I know that kids do this every day, all over the world, Lydia just seems so little to me! We left her there to negotiate all of these new activities and expectations, all day long, all of a sudden... She's not even 2 1/2 yet! She's a baby! But this is going to be so good for her. It's time for her to be stretched a bit, beyond her normal routines and activities. But yes, I cried at the thought of leaving her in this new environment all day. And I cried at the thought of her growing up. And I cried because I have pregnancy hormones running throughout my body and I can't help it! Once we were outside, Oliver hugged me and prayed, and we went on to work. I had a copy of her class schedule with me that I looked at all day long, imagining her doing each activity and wishing I could be a fly on the wall.
And of course, God totally answered all of our prayers. I went to pick her up at 2:30 and she was just fine! She had a great day. She didn't nap, but in the 2-3 year old class, most of them don't at the beginning of the year. Her teachers said she did great, and had a good day. No concerns, or reports of crying or tantrums. We're so proud of you Lydia! Way to be adaptable and ready for new things! I really do wish we could have been flies on the wall to see her go to chapel, and do her art projects, and her centers and circle time...
I'm so glad day #1 is over! If we can just get through this first week or 2, I'll be okay after that! Preschool is just 2 days a week, and then she has speech therapy another 2 days a week, so there's lots of learning going on for Lydia right now - which is great.
She wasn't super cooperative for pictures today - she was in a perfectly happy mood, but smiles for pictures were hard to capture. So, good pictures and videos are few, but we want to share them with you anyway!
Here she is arriving at school:
Arriving at her classroom:
Sitting down to color:
I took this picture after school, in an effort to get a good picture of her little dress with the apple on it! She was very happy and energetic after school, which was nice to see.
Quick video of her getting ready to leave for school:
Walking into the school...
Walking into the school...
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1 comment:
Awww! She looks so cute. I"m sure it was fun for her! I can't believe no one napped??? That is crazy! Hope that doesn't keep up. She will be exhausted :)
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