Monday was his first day of school. He was not thrilled with the early wake up. When I tried to wake him up, he would roll over and said "no". I eventually had to pick him up and carry him downstairs. Where he proceeded to hide under his blankets and make pretend sleeping sounds.
He was not thrilled about having to leave the house so early either. He perked up a little when we went to leave and it was raining and we had to put on his jacket. He got really excited about wearing a jacket. Oh the small things that excite him! But got him to smile and get out the door for his first day. Sadly, did not get that for the camera though.
I dropped him to his new classroom and talked with the teacher for a few. During which time Marshmallow ran off and grabbed a toy to play with. He actually sat at a table with other kids and played with the toy he had grabbed. I left while he was distracted. So no big goodbyes and no tears. When I picked him up, the teacher said he had done very well for his first day. There were a few times of tears of frustration because he could not do what he wanted. But they were able to redirect him and calm him down. He really liked the alphabet video they were playing when I picked him up, he ran back over to it while I was chatting with the teacher to keep on watching. I think he liked it over all. Marshmallow was very worn out from his morning at preschool and ended up falling asleep on the floor for a couple hours while we were watching a movie. I take that as a win for the day!
Day two of school, started out a little better. C was also home to help Marshmallow get ready. His wake up went a little better and got out of bed on his own. We are having to get up about 30 minutes to an hour earlier than normally for preschool. But he got up and complied with getting dressed. It was another cold morning here, so he was excited to wear a jacket once again. Instead of taking Marshmallow to school, this was the first day of taking the bus. So we had to wait outside for the bus to come. We were not sure of exact time so we were outside for about 20 minutes. But now we have a good idea of when to expect the bus. He got on the bus no problem. At first he wouldn't let go of my hand, but I encouraged him to go with the bus aide. He did good. No tears. And I waved him off on his first bus ride to school.
On Tuesday's I have to pick him up a bit early since he has his speech therapy appointment to get to. He had another good day, according to the teacher. The speech therapist at the school had worked with him for the first time as well. She said he did great with her, she will do a couple more easier sessions with him to help build a relationship before pushing harder. Which I totally understand. A good pairing has to be made for him to really cooperate. So he will get speech at school for about 20 minutes twice a week, in addition to the hour of speech therapy we already are doing outside of school. Over all, day two was great. Marshmallow almost did not want to leave. Almost.
Marshmallow is doing very well for his first couple days, it will take some time for him to completely adjust to the new routine at school. Thankfully, he has never been extremely attached to being with us and has never had huge issues with us leaving him. He will usually be upset for a few minutes at most. He does worse leaving daddy than he does leaving me though, so I will be the one getting him on the bus each morning. Even ones that daddy is home for, just to help make it a smoother transition. His teacher seems great. She is actually a long term substitute teacher. Plus he has two aides in his classroom full time. Then there are others that float in and out of the class. The class size is bigger than I expected it to be, as there are 18 students. The teacher even commented that this is the most they have ever had in one class. I was somewhat expecting a bit smaller of a class with a smaller teacher to student ratio. But this is not horrible and I am sure Marshmallow will do great. The teachers seem able to handle all the kids well. I will keep checking in on him each Tuesday, when I do his early pick-up and hopefully he will continue to do well. The rest of the week he will take the bus both to and from school, as long as no issues arise. Hopefully, his next two days of school, go as well as his first two days of school did.
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