tobey's first day of preschool

We survived the first day of preschool!  And I think it actually went okay, even better than expected.  I honestly had visions of Tobey screaming as they took him from the car kicking and screaming into the building.  None of that happened.  He left his Gee and walked straight inside without looking back.  I was kind of sad he didn't look back, but maybe it was for the best.  When I went to pick him up, his teacher said he "was emotional at first" but that he had a good day.  "Emotional at first" could certainly mean a lot of things!  But we will see how the next week or so plays out.  He may cry again tomorrow, but it probably won't be as bad as today, whatever "emotional" meant.  When I asked Tobey later, he told me he cried.

So what I picked Tobey up, I really didn't know anything that he did or what happened at school.  So the first thing he said when I asked him is that he went to the bathroom a few times!  Ha!  BTW, he was still wearing his original clothes so I was glad to see he didn't have an accident.  And when he took off his shoes, I could tell he'd been in the sandbox.

Here are some other things he told me about his first day:

• He saw his friend, Cooper, when he was walking out.
• The teacher told him he sat on the wrong letter and had to move (not sure what this was about - ha!)
• He painted (He did handprints).
• He didn't eat his snack because he was crying, but another girl was crying the whole time.
• He said the teachers told all the kids to put the lunch boxes down (I'm sure this was just some sort of instruction that he got fixated on).
• He didn't make any new friends or learn any names of the other kids.  (This made me a little sad, but I'm sure that takes time).
• He said there were a lot of people there.
• He told me there was a tv they were watching, and the teachers left one light on and the door open (but he never told me what he watched...ha!).
• He learned about washing his hands to not spread germs.

I wish I could remember more.  He said they read some books, but he couldn't remember which ones.  He also brought home some artwork.  I laughed so hard because I really don't do many crafts with Tobey because it really just isn't his thing.  His colorings looked like he colored real fast so he could move on to something else.

The good news is that he said he did want to go back again tomorrow.  He also said that he wanted to go three days a week (which before he said he only wanted to go once).  I'm looking forward to see what happens and seeing how much fun he starts to have in the weeks to come!

Before we left

His first packed lunch - Train Peanut Butter and Jelly, Cheddar bunnies, a banana, a prune, watermelon, and jelly beans

The note I put in his lunchbox.