Days 3&4

Little man Z continues to amaze.

Day 3&4 went as smoothly as the first two. And yesterday (Day4) was with the full class of 12 children, prior to that Zach was only with half the class as it was divided into 2 groups for the first 3 sessions in order to acclimate the children. I was a bit concerned that with so many students he might be a bit overwhelmed but he seemed to do just fine. In fact when I went to pick him up (and yesterday I actually left the building!) one of his teachers commented that he went over to comfort a boy who has been having a difficult time adjusting. What a sweet sweet thing to do for the other boy who cries hysterically (poor fellow!) for the full duration of class. Our Zach is quite the sensitive soul.

Also the teacher mentioned that Z is "very musical" and loves to play the instruments and sing. We know this about him as he has always loved music and has been soothed by music, even as a very young baby.

Day 2

Day two went as smoothly as day one. Z was excited to go to school and upon arrival to his classroom he quickly sought out some toys he enjoyed ... and when I said "I'll see you later" he simply replied "OK" and that was that! I was one of the first moms to 'leave' and by leave I mean to go down the hall to the library and do another arts&crafts project for the hour while our children were in class. When I came to pick him up, he was happily playing and was excited to see me. I am so proud of our boy. I am still a bit in shock as to how smoothly this is going but am not deluding myself into thinking that there won't be some separation issues over time. Just am grateful for the easy start!

After Zach's school day, he had a playdate with cousin Judah which he greatly enjoyed.

Day 1

Today was the first day our precious son went to nursery school at Bet Torah pre-school, in Mount Kisco, NY. I was quite anxious, awoke early in anticipation of the big day, but our little man seemed non-pulsed. Upon arrival at the school, Z was excited to see the playground. When we entered the building, he became a little less excited, however once we entered his classroom, he immediately went over to the play kitchen to "make some tea." One of his teachers, Barbara, whom we know from doing Mommy&Me at the synagogue, came over to him at once. I noticed that most of the moms had already left the room and so I decided the time had come for my departure too...and so I casually said "see you a little later" at which point my adorable son did not even look up at me, as he was already engaged in play. I left, feeling somewhat deflated (but elated that he did not shed a tear!) and went to the library to do a "project" (arts&crafts!) with the other moms. While we chatted and had coffee, we eagerly awaited word from Mindy, the program director, about our little ones. A few times she entered the library to report that all the kiddos were doing well. My heart soared. I could not believe how smoothly this was going... One hour later we were allowed to enter the classroom and I found my Zachy playing happily with, you guessed it, CARS! I could not have dreamed of an easier first day for my child. And hope the others go as well.