Both Brian and I dropped him off this morning and he was pretty shy at first but warmed up quickly. We showed him where to put his bag and lunchbox in his cubby then after hiding behind daddy's legs for a few moments he was good to go. He immediately went to sit at a table and played blocks. We told him bye and he watched us walk out but he was perfectly fine with it!
It took everything in me not to call and check on him throughout the day.
Finally 2:30 came and I rushed to pick him up. I just knew that he would be so excited to see me but...he wasn't.
He told me to leave.
To go back to work.
He wasn't finished playing with his friends and new toys. :-(
Ouch.
That hurt a bit.
I lied and told him I had a treat in the car so he would want to leave with me. (Bad Mommy!)
We starting walking toward the car and he could care less about telling me about his day.
"Yes, I ate my lunch mommy - can I have my treat?"
"Yes, I played on the playground - can I have my treat now?"
"Yes, I pee-peed in the potty - where is my treat - is it a cool toy?"
"MOMMY, I just want my treat and to go home!"
So...we get in the car and I am frantically going through my purse for a treat. Anything! I then looked in my laptop bag and remembered that I took a yellow laffy taffy (Brian's favorite) from Nana's candy jar in her office today. I showed it to Ayden hoping he would be ok with it and he lit up! It made answering all of my questions worth it! Yay!
Sorry Daddy but your son NEEDED this treat! I will do my best to get you another yellow laffy taffy soon!
All in all he had a GREAT day! He even napped at preschool! I can't get him to nap at home ever!
This is going to be a good school year!
Note to self: Have a stash of treats in the car for days like this!
