{first day of preschool}

Today was Addison's first day of preschool and it seemed to go well. We only had 2 items of concern going in, and they both reared their ugly heads today.

We both dropped her off and she seemed very at ease. I of course teared up (I'm such a Mom that way) and had to quickly say goodbye after a few minutes of milling around. Karl stayed behind for a while longer and said that she did great.

I broke down at lunch to call and check in on her. Her teacher told me that she was doing great, but our items of concern were definitely in effect.

1. Pull-ups. They require that the 2 year olds wear pull-ups. No diapers allowed. We started putting her in them solely this weekend to get her used to them, but I think having to go into the bathroom today for her changes was a bit too much for her. Potty training here at home hasn't really been going. Hopefully this will change soon as she becomes more comfortable in her new setting
2. Nap time. They nap on mats on the floor. Addison is still sleeping very happily in her crib, and at our prior daycare she would nap in a pack-n-play. She slept about 30 minutes max today. I don't know what we can really do here at home to help ease her into this sleeping method. I'm just banking on time and repetition to help her with this.

She seemed in great spirits when Karl picked her up this afternoon. She ate all of her lunch (they got my kid to eat a hot dog...seriously!) and seemed to have made new friends just fine.

I'm hoping that this ends up being the good fit that we thought it would be for us. She's already talking about going back tomorrow! Woo hoo!

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