{"id":1345,"date":"2014-09-11T11:10:23","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T15:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2021-10-25T21:56:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T01:56:38","slug":"a-week-of-firsts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=1345","title":{"rendered":"A Week Of Firsts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday the girls had their first day of ballet!\u00a0 They looked so cute in their lavender leotards, white tights, and ballet shoes.\u00a0 We took a few pictures before we set off for the studio.<\/em><\/p>\n

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There were a total of four girls in the class\u2026.I think it\u2019s possible one may have been missing, but I\u2019m not sure.\u00a0 Avery was pretty quick to join in and follow the teacher\u2019s instructions and did a pretty good job.\u00a0 Emerson was about 50\/50\u2026.for about half the class she followed instruction and the other half she either sat down or was running in and out of the studio to find me.<\/em><\/p>\n

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No tears were shed though and Avery thanked me for taking her to dance class as soon as it was over and told Grandma about the purple dots and the beanbags that they used as props.\u00a0 I have no doubt that the girls will become more comfortable as the month goes on. <\/em><\/p>\n

Thursday was the girls first day of pre-school. \u00a0We took a few pictures at home before we left for school since I figured my chances of getting a picture of them at the school was probably slim. \u00a0(BTW, Avery’s right eye was really irritated the night before pre-school so we had to take her contact out, which unfortunately made her extra squinty for her first few days at preschool).<\/em><\/p>\n

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I tried one more though as we walked into the building.<\/em><\/p>\n

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We have been talking about pre-school regularly since May, if not before then.\u00a0 I anticipated Avery would barely look back when I dropped her off.\u00a0 Emerson I knew would be reserved, but I thought she would hold back tears.\u00a0 I WAS WRONG!\u00a0 The good bye did not go over well\u2026.in fact, it was quite horrible!\u00a0 We got to the school a few minutes early and as we waited for the doors to open Emerson sat quietly observing all the kids and parents while Avery boisterously jumped on me. \u00a0Once we were able to go in, the three of us walked to the classroom and the girls placed their bags on their designated hooks.\u00a0 Then they went over to Ms. Denise to get their hands washed and as they stood in line, I could tell they started to get more reserved, but were still okay.\u00a0 I started to say good bye and give them hugs and Emerson simultaneously started to let me know that she was tired.\u00a0 I told her that she could take a nap when she got home which was not a satisfactory response for her.\u00a0 Slowly the words she was tired became louder and louder and slowly we made our way out to the hallway and slowly her position went from standing and a little whine to laying out on the floor kicking and screaming.\u00a0 During all this, Avery followed Emerson out to the hallway and Emerson\u2019s tantrum set her off into full blown tears as well.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

Her teacher\u2019s Ms. Kristen and Ms. Denise and even the Director of the Preschool Ms. Marnie were awesome though and told me that I should go if I felt comfortable and they would handle it. Let me add that there were at least two other classrooms too and the three of them were willing to focus on my children alone.\u00a0 I\u2019m pretty sure my children were the only two children that had visible meltdowns\u2026.<\/em><\/p>\n

I gave the girls one final hug and walked off as they were still in full blown meltdown mode\u2026I quietly let Ms. Marnie know I would be waiting outside to make sure they were okay.\u00a0 After about 15 minutes she came out to tell me that they were \u201cOK\u201d\u2026.she said she couldn\u2019t say they were loving school; but they were calm at the moment.\u00a0 \u00a0I rode home in disbelief of the events that had just occurred.\u00a0 I fully expected Emerson to be reserved but really did not anticipate tears from\u00a0 her and I certainly didn\u2019t anticipate tears from Avery.\u00a0 So I was very pleased when I received an email from Ms. Marnie less than two hours after the class started that said the girls \u201care settling in beautifully\u201d and \u201care a pleasure to have in class\u201d.\u00a0 It will be interesting to get the girls perspective on their day when they get home and even more interesting to see how the second day goes tomorrow, particularly the drop off (which Justin is doing tomorrow). <\/em><\/p>\n

Day 2 Update: According to the girls and their teachers, they ended up having a great day, as evidenced by the paint on their clothes and faces!\u00a0 We talked a lot about the day and excitement was coming from everyone, so I thought for sure the Friday drop off would be better.\u00a0 The drive was good, we set expectations, and even took a few more pictures.\u00a0 We were ready….or so I thought.\u00a0 Once we got in the classroom, pretty much the SAME repeat of yesterday (although Emerson was a little calmer in the sense that she was not on the ground this time and was truly trying to take deep breaths in between the sobs)….and again Emerson’s tears set off Avery’s tears.\u00a0 I quickly left again at Ms. Kristen and Ms. Marnie’s suggestion.\u00a0 Apparently they rebounded in 5 seconds and once again had a great day!\u00a0 I imagine we will have a few more repeats of this next week….I will just have to do a better job of getting out of the classroom even quicker next time!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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