New school

Audrey had a big day today as it was her first day at her new school. She looks a lot different than the last time she went for her first day of school! I could prep her on the names of her new teachers but had no idea what the other kids' names were. I had been dreading this morning but knew this was for the best. When we arrived, the owner greeted us, and Audrey started crying when she tried to hold her. She then started crying when we set her down in the classroom. There were two little boys in the classroom, one was finishing up his oatmeal. I was told that he was sad because his girlfriend had just moved up to the older toddler room. Perfect! I told the teacher Audrey was going thru withdrawal from leaving her boyfriend. Maybe Audrey and Brody could befriend each other. Nah, neither of them seemed ready to give the other the time of day. Wouldn't eat her oatmeal or her raisins. Ugh, the waterworks. Eric tried to get me to leave her, and I knew that would be for the best. When I did leave, she had tears streaming down her face, and I knew I was going to cry as well. I reserved this for my car ride to work. I later received an email from the director with a couple pictures of Audrey playing. Eric checked on her around lunch time and she was napping with the rest of her class. Her teachers said she had a really good day and licked her plate clean for the remainder of the snacks and at lunch. She even got some homework! Not really, but some pictures with words and signs that they are focusing on this month. Overall, her first day was really good. Eric and I both felt good about our decision to move her.

We do miss Liam but I'm confident that Audrey will make lots of new friends and will do well at her new school.

This parenting thing is so hard.