This was the month that you started preschool. We looked at a couple of places, and decided to try a Montessori school again. It's a nice school, although the curriculum is not as strictly Montessori as it might be. I took some time off of work, both for fun and so that I could drop you off for the first week. Grandpa came with us, since he'll be the one who drops you off after I go back to work. The first week went well. You were excited to see that there was a turtle at school, and a fish in your room. You were not excited when you realized that I would be leaving you there and not staying. The morning teacher, Ms. Cynthia, was good at distracting you while I left. Your teacher, Ms. Aida, told me one day when I was picking you up that you had been especially happy that day. So I think you're adjusting fine. It probably helped that you started the week that they did Pony Pictures. If there's a quick way to your heart (that isn't dinosaurs), ponies are it. You'll probably spend the rest of your school career wondering why school can't involve more ponies. I always wondered that, myself.
In preparation for preschool, you and I went to Target to buy you a lunchbox. All of the Back To School things were on display, so I figured we could find something good. We looked at three different sections of lunch boxes. First, you liked one with funny cat faces on it. Then you decided that you liked one with pink and black zebra stripes. Then we found all of the lunch boxes that were Hello Kitty and super heroes. I thought you might like a My Little Pony one. But, instead, you got the generic Target brand lunch box that was covered in...dinosaurs. Color me Not Surprised.
I did a sweep through your wardrobe, and gave away a bunch of your clothes. I sent a box of warm girl clothes back to Minneapolis, to the Rileys. I sent a box of warm boy clothes to the Leeman's, also in Minneapolis. And, one of the researchers at work has a little girl, so I finally found someone in town to give your summer clothes.
We've had some good news from Uncle Alex and Aunt Lena: they're going to have a baby in the spring. We're all very excited to welcome a new baby to the family, especially now when it's the perfect time for your crib and several other baby things to move south to San Diego. It feels good to pass things on that you don't need any more. We live in such a commercialized society, and so many things are treated as disposable. I think it's fun to find ways to give things a new life.
Hopefully, their baby will have many years of sleeping well in your crib. You, on the other hand, stopped going to bed this month. You came home from vacation being used to sleeping with Grandma, and able to climb out of your crib. You also stopped taking naps in the afternoon. So now you're overtired by 7pm, you think that someone else should be in your room with you all the time, and when we leave you to fall asleep, you can follow us out of your room. This is not, as you might expect, a very good turn of events. I am hoping that starting preschool will tire you out, and also give you a better schedule. Your class naps after lunch, so that will either help or be terrible. So we've taken apart your crib, and put together a twin bed for you. I've been laying in bed with you until you fall asleep. That's both sweet, because I love you, and annoying, because I would rather be getting things done. We're going to have to find a solution soon, before I give you away to a circus (which you would probably enjoy).
Love,
Mom
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