I can't believe I am writing these words, but my little one has completed the transition from Toddlers to Pre-school! This is her first full week of pre-school, and while she is struggling a little with the transition, it is already clear that she is learning lots of new things. Already!
Yesterday she used scissors for the first time. I never would have thought to introduce scissors to a child a few months shy of three years old. Kind of like I would never have had her finger painting at 5 months old (which she did in daycare, and loved it!). At the same time, I like to think that I am not a helicopter mom and I do generally let her try things out earlier than other first time moms might.
As she was eating dinner last night, she very casually looked up at me and said, "Do you have baby scissors?" When I told her we didn't have scissors for her at home, she very seriously asked me to please go buy some. So we will, at some point in the near future.
She also has started to learn what quantity is associated with each number from 1-5. Obviously not completely, but the jump in knowledge in this and other areas is very noticeable, especially since it has only been a few days. I wasn't expecting that!
On the down side, she was really attached to her caregiver in Toddlers and we really miss her. Drop offs this week have been a little shaky. Our girl is NOT a morning person, so there is a certain amount of grumpy orneriness in the morning. Dropping her off in toddlers was a breeze, though, because she would see "Miss Sashi" and go right to her for hugs or dive right into whatever activity the group was doing. There have been actual tears and clinginess this week. I'm hoping this is very temporary!
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