Thomas has been making some progress at his 3 year old church preschool. He is much more comfortable at drop off than when school first started 2 months ago. He continues to put his folder in the box when we get into the classroom and now picks out the number he wants to hang his backpack on. He even is hanging it up pretty much by himself. It sounds silly, but this is a big step. He used to refuse to hang it up. He still has trouble being verbal with me in the classroom, but he is quickly starting to play when he enters the classroom. I see the other boys playing together and he is off trying to play with the teacher's aide, which of course breaks my heart, but I have to remind myself that it's baby steps. First getting more comfortable in the class then hopefully playing with other children.
This Friday is the second field trip of the year. They are taking the preschool to the fire station. Thomas absolutely loves fire trucks and fire fighters. The old me would be so excited to take him and I would truly believe he'd have a great time, but the new me knows better. I hate to be cynical but I know exactly how it will go. It takes Thomas a good hour to warm up in these situations and the trip is only an hour. My husband has off that day and I asked him to take him. I think sometimes he does better with him at these things, because he does not have to deal with it everyday and has a new set of patience to offer. I'll have my husband arrive earlier than the other students, so we can cut down on some of the warm up time. I'll stay home with the baby and hope for the best. We'll see how it goes.
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