First Day of Preschool

He was so excited to show off his backpack

Today was William's first day of preschool at the SIUE Early Childhood Center. This preschool is one of the perks of Aaron being a student. He will be attending preschool on Tuesday and Thursday. I am already totally impressed with the school. His teacher has been there for 18 years and has a master's degree in early childhood, and the assistant has been there for 10 years and has a bachelor's degree in early childhood. The other teachers in the room are students studying early childhood education. They really seem to know what they are doing, and we have heard excellent things about the program.

He seems to be fitting right in. There were no tears at drop off, but he was a bit shy to start off. When Aaron called around noon to check in, the teacher said he was doing great and singing and dancing outside. He napped well for them and stayed accident free all day (which is a big deal in a new place where he isn't comfortable asking to use the potty.) The only issue is his lack of interest in food, but I assured his teachers that it was not a reflection on them...he rarely wants to eat for us.

When we first got to the classroom today there was a little boy laying in the "cuddle corner" next to all of the cubbies. The teacher said to William, "it's okay, you can walk around Brady." William laid down next to Brady and said, "What's wrong?" The little boy replied, "momma, momma, momma." To which William said, "It's okay, your mommy will pick you up after work. It will be real soon." (I wonder how many times I have said this to him.)