School Days, School Days

So, ten hours of preschool later...
We've been through a lot!
Day 1: Joe said he had fun. He didn't have much else to say, except that for a snack they had muffins, blueberries and apple juice.

Day 2: Went to pick him up and the teacher asked whether the Director had called me. Nope. Why? Well, he's having a little bit of trouble sitting still and listening, he's not staying in line. Then when we were leaving the building, an administrator said Joe was The Stickthrower and showed me the stick he threw in the lobby. Ugh. We brought the stick outside and put it on the ground. We had lots of talks. I felt like my child was the terror of the preschool. Okay, so we work on that from Thursday afternoon to Tuesday morning. Mind you, he's never been in a structured environment with more than two children before. Also, he turned 3 two weeks ago.

Day 3: Dropped him off and he picked his name out of a bunch of others written on tags on the table - yay! Went to pick him up and was told that Joseph may have behaved slightly better, but at the end of the day he was hitting children on the playground - yikes. Later that day, Joe mentioned that "my teacher put me in the closet, then she rescued me". WHAT?! I remained calm and asked him more questions about it, but he wasn't very forthcoming. The next morning I telephoned the Director. She assured me the teachers had done no such thing, said she'd talk to them and call me back. Long story short, she called me and said that a teacher had taken him along into the supply closet with her. Umm, okay. Still not sure why he said "she rescued me".

Day 4 (today): Thank God! Joe had a MUCH better day today. He was a much better listener and was more in control. I'm so relieved. Only a single positive day, but after the last 3, one is enough for me. If things remain positive, I will keep Joe there. He really loves to go to school.

Life With a THREE Year Old

This picture sums up life with a three year old boy. We try to remain steady and calm while he's always kicking up his heels.

Gosh, so I haven't been blogging lately. What have we been up to?

Joseph celebrated his third birthday several times over the last few weeks. He went to Chuck E. Cheese's for the first time. That was chaotic, but he had tons of fun with Ron, MaryAnne, Natalie and Lizzy. Another day Grammy came over to celebrate. She brought Joe just what he asked for - a hook (plastic). Yep, as in "Captain Hook". That went great with one of the gifts we gave him - a sword (foam). Now he runs around with one in each hand shouting "HA!" as he lunges. On his actual birthday we went to Cabin John Park for fun and came home and enjoyed ice cream cake. He received lots of wonderful gifts from family and friends and has been loving every minute of being the center of attention.

Today was Joe's first day of preschool. He goes to Creative Tot Time twice each week. He ran right in and started playing with the children and toys. He didn't notice I left him there and didn't cry during the session. When I went to get him he said "Mommy, I was looking for you". I think he'll adjust just fine. They go outside to play every day unless it's raining or snowing. He told me today that they had muffins and apple juice and blueberries for a snack. The parents are required to provide a healthy snack for the class once a month or so. There are two teachers and 14 children in his class.

I've uploaded lots of new pictures to the FlickR album. They're mostly from Joe's day out at Cabin John. He's between haircuts, so looking a bit shabby. Maybe we'll get another crew cut in the next week or so. I hope to blog again soon. That's about it for life in our little Romasco World at the moment. Hope everyone is well.