A Week of Firsts

Last Thursday, you went to your first day of school.

You had visited the school a few times before while we were checking it out, and really liked it.

So you were really excited to go. You even like saying the word 'school!'


So, you got your lunch packed right, your boots tied tight (alright so they were velcro) and off you and Mommy went.

You ran right in to the classroom and started playing with the toys.

Your teacher, Miss Jessica, said that about 15 minutes after your Mommy left, you went to the window and looked around and then started to cry a bit. You noticed that your Mommy was gone and didn't like it.

But, they said you quickly got over it and had a great first day playing with the other kids and that you really liked going to play outside. You even took a nap on a mat, which impressed your Mommy and me very much!



Then, your Mommy came to pick you up before you knew it and you ran to her arms!

The next day, your second, was a little more rough. You figured out that you were being left at school, without us. And you bear hugged your Mom's legs so she couldn't leave. You wanted her to hold you and sit on her lap. You wanted to stay and play, but you wanted your Mom to stay and play with you. When she finally left, you cried and cried and cried. They said you were pretty sad for a while, but that some of the other kids came up to you and comforted you. They said by lunch time you were no longer so sad, and had a good afternoon. Before you knew it, your Mommy came to pick you up again!

Since you're only going 2 days a week, that was the end of your first week.

Week 2 has gone even better. You cried and cried when your Mommy dropped you off both days, but Miss Jessica let us know that the crying only lasted a few minutes, and then you went on to have a lot of fun playing with blocks, and friends and their car. Of course, your favorite part of the day, was playing outside. The teacher says you are always the last one to come inside!

As a reward for our big boy's first week of school, and since we've been itching to try it for a long time (since you're so good at watching "Toy Story" and some selected other movies at home (like "Wallace and Gromit," and "The Jungle Book,")) we decided to take you to your first movie in the theater.

"The Muppets" was playing at our local dollar cinema, so we figured, "what the heck!" If you lasted 5 minutes, no worries!

But, you lasted 2 hours! The second we sat down, you got cozy in your Mommy's lap and calmly watched the pre-trailers, the trailers, the Toy Story short cartoon and, then, the main event: The Muppets!
You basically sat calmly and watched the movie, while occassionally being interested in the emergency exit lighting on the floor. But, mostly you loved the movie.

You got really engaged when they were singing, especially when they sing "The Rainbow Connection," which is also one of your lullabies!

Near the end, you got really excited and stood up on our laps and held on to the chairs in front of you, bouncing and sticking your tongue out.

Your first in-theater movie experience was a total success. We will have to take you again sometime.

It's amazing to me that you're almost 2 years old and we still have so many firsts to experience...but I look forward to the seconds, thirds and fourths too!