Big Trucks

This is a post I wrote yesterday afternoon, but just now posting now:

This morning Andrew and I got up, ate breakfast and headed to daycare. Today was a visit, so that Andrew could meet the teachers, see the room, see the other "friends" (as they call them), etc...Well, we get there at first during morning snack time. He does NOT want to let go of me, until that is, he is offered his own seat with his own plate of grapes and graham crackers and his own non-sippy cup of apple juice. He sits and proceeds to teach the teacher how to steal third (or ask for more graham crackers in his own exagerated sign language). He did like drinking from the cup by himself refusing help most of the time and he only dumped half of it down his shirt. He did touch the grapes, but after convincing the teacher he needed a couple more graham crackers, snack time was over.

Then it was sensory activity time. On one half the room, there were paints and brushes to paint cardboard tubes. He was interested until we put a paint smock on it. You would think it was hot lava. His interest in the paint was over. Then we saw Splash, the class turtle. Boy, Andrew found him very exciting since he was a busy turtle...swimming, tucking his head in and out, push a log.... This helped Andrew a bit, although he was still staying VERY close to mom.

We moved over to the other side of the room, we the "friends" were in the "rainforest". They had golashes and mini umbrellas and squirt bottles. But they had to wait for the clouds to come to squirt and when the sun came out they had to stop. Some of the "friends" got a little damp with this game. Andrew didn't really take part in this one, though he did enjoy watching and stood by himself during it. But boy, when it was time to pick up and put things in boxes, he jumped right in there.

Finally it was time to play outdoors. Andrew managed to close every door on our way outside. But finally went we did get out....it was like "Mom who?" He took off. There were slides and swings, and trucks, and the squirt bottles, and a mower, etc... He had a blast. There were even airplanes that flew overhead that stopped the boys playing long enough to point to them in the sky. When there was about 10 minutes of outdoor time left, some construction workers started working a little ways away using some big trucks and a BobCat forklift. Andrew immediately forgot about all the toys and was glued to the fence. He just stood there with his face pressed against the chain links watching the big trucks. It was so cute that I wished I had my camera. He just stood there the entire time...watching.

Then it was time for us to go. I had to get him home so I could make it back there for work. The teachers were really great with him and I think he will be just fine. We need to get a few things for him yet like duplicate items he can keep there (sunscreen). But he'll have a regular basket for his change of clothes, sunscreen, cups, etc... A nap basket with his sheet, pacifier, tag blanket, etc... And a diaper basket with his diapers, wipes, any ointment etc... They will also send home a daily sheet telling me when he napped, how he ate, etc... Overall, I am looking forward to him starting on Monday.