Florida trip...finally posting

Payton's 1st day of preschool

So, she didn't want me taking any pictures at home with the good camera. These are the best I could get with my phone. She walked into the building and went into class with no problem. She didn't even have her "night-night." I walked out of the building feeling so great and thinking she's got this in the bag, all the experience of bringing Rory the last two years prepared her. Well, when I picked her up she was beside herself. She had been crying off and on all day, as well as the rest of the class. She calmed down once we got in the car. So, I decided to stop by Baby Earth and sign up for a free music class. She had chugged a juice box in the car on the way there. We went into Baby Earth, I sign up for the class and then she threw up all over me. I caught most of it in my shirt and ran out the door. The nice lady came out to see if she could do anything. I apologized and she said she would clean up the floor, thank goodness it was tile, and not that much. We went home and she continued to throw up everytime she ate something. We skipped school on Thursday. She was feeling better, but I wanted to make sure we had a clean, fresh start the next week. Then the next Tuesday, I took her and she started crying when we got to the classroom door. That Thursday, I stayed for a committee meeting, and as I was walking out of the meeting room, she was walking down the hall with one of the aides, Miss Barbara. She had calmed down and Miss Barbara was trying to distract her, and it started all over again. For the next couple of weeks, she would cry, even starting at home. Ms. Lori said that she was stop soon, but cry off and on through out the day when others would cry. I think I even called one day to speak with Ms. Ginny, the director, because I was feeling so bad that I was making her cry. I just didn't remember it being so stressful with Rory. Ms. Ginny, said I see her playing on the playground right now, she had a her pacifer, but she looks happy. Finally, after about 3 weeks, she was actually happy and excited to go to school. The other day after we dropped Rory off, we came back to the house to make her lunch, etc and she got upset that we weren't immediately going to school. When I pick her up she says "Hi, Momma." She likes to tell everyone "bye" as we walk out of the building and especially loves the aides, Ms. Amy and Ms. Barbara.

Payton's Meet the Teacher Night

We went to Grace Episcopal tonight for Payton's meet the teacher. Ms. Lori is going to be her teacher. She marched down the hall like usual from last year taking Rory to school. She was a little hesistant when we turned left instead of right. Ms. Lori bent down to talk to her and she immediately did the laughing, scrunched up nose face and says "Rory." She does that when she feels on the spot. Then she went to playing. Rory was helping her look around the room. They colored first and then she attacked the kitchen. She was having a great time. No pacifier! She was a little mean sharing/not sharing an apple and a chair with one little girl. When I told her it was time to go, she told me "No way Momma!" We finally got out of there without too much fuss, I felt totally like my parenting/control of Payton was on display for the teacher. She sat in the little chairs in the hallway with Rory, "sit, Momma!" Then I had to chase her down the hallway. She stopped at water fountain as usual and with the stool, she could reach the water. We played on the playground and alleviated some of my anxiety that she could climb pretty easily and I don't think will fall, knock on wood! There was a little boy out there that was 3 and he was chatty with Rory and Payton. Rory was a little denfensive with him. She said he called her sir. She marched up to him and said "Oh yeah, you are a big fat bluebird." That's my girl!! On the way home, Rory was talking about how mean he was and I tried to talk about how it was just words and that he didn't got to her school so she didn't need to worry about him. Well, "what if he is mean to Payton? He goes to her school." I told her that Payton would probably just yelled at him like she does at Rory when she doesn't like something and walk away. So, she is worry about her like me! Tuesday is the big day, so we will see who sheds more tears, me or Payton. Probably me, but I still worry....=)

Funny Rory story

Driving by the elementary school, Rory says,
"Casey is never going to see her dog again."
Me: "Why?"
Rory: "He had to have surgery, he got eaten by a bear or something"
Me: "Did he die and go to heaven?"
Rory: "No, I don't think so, he Just had to have surgery and she's never going to see him again."