open house

The three of us went Thursday night to the Open House at the school where Charlie will attend Mother's Morning Out two mornings a week. We got to see his room, which was of course, smack full of toys! It was a little chaotic when we first got there but that was just due to the room being full of parents and kids. Charlie was very uneasy. He reluctantly began to play with some of the toys and I stepped back to read some of the papers we were handed. Charlie turned around and didn't see me and just broke down in an all out crying/screaming fit. At that point, I realized it's going to be a rough morning come Wednesday. He began to become more comfortable with everything and really began to play with toys and with a couple of other kids. The room began to calm down as the parents began to leave. This gave me a chance to talk with the teachers a little and warn them of the tantrum they will have to endure with Charlie. They assured me that they have dealt with it many times and for me not to worry. How can I not worry though? I'm leaving my child standing there screaming and crying for me. All my motherly instincts go against this! But, it must be done. I just keep telling myself that he'll be fine and after a little while he'll be loving this new environment. It's going to be a great thing for him. Remind me of these thoughts on Wednesday morning...ok? :\

We then had new parent orientation after where they went through the handbook and other important details. I've been very impressed so far at how the school is run and feel very comfortable in leaving my child in this environment. I can't wait til our preacher's wife, Emily, is off bedrest and has gotten through her maternity leave so that she can be at the school. I'm gonna love having a friend of mine be Charlie's teacher. (Not that I want to pull her away from a sweet little newborn. Maybe we can just swap kids on those days.)

The funniest moment of the night was when we pulled into the parking lot. It was full of cars...well, minivans. It had to be something like 90% minivans, 8% SUV's and 2% cars. Daniel and I got tickled at this and he commented that we should count them. We felt a little out of place driving into the parking lot in a car.

As I mentioned, Charlie begins MMO on Wednesday. I'll let you know how it goes. I'm going to spend that morning with Emily keeping her company while she continues to be on bedrest. She gets to console me!