First Official Day of Pre-K

Gabby started her first official day of Pre-Kindergarten on 8/25.
She was very proud to be in "Pre-K"... and seemed to be well aware of the fact that she was moving on & up from her "Older Preschool" classroom. She picked her outfit that day, as she does on most days. Since mid-February 2008, Gabby had been going to preschool two days a week, for the full day. At the time, she was 27 months old and in desperate need of overcoming some separation anxiety from mommy. And, mommy was also in need of some special time to just devote to the two little boys who joined our lives in January 2008.

It took almost 2 months for Gabby to not cry when we would drop her off. Gosh... that was so hard! But, it really paid off as she gained so much self-confidence and her social skills of being comfortable with other kids and adults skyrocketed. And, she made some REALLY great little friends.

Thankfully, three of her best friends from school have moved into her Pre-K classroom with her. And, I really like her Pre-K teachers... they're so on the ball, quick and interactive with the kids. Gabby seems to really like them as well.

While we had planned for Gabby to start going to school 3 days/week when she moved to the new classroom. The plan changed after Matteo died.

Rocco was SO used to always having his best friend around to play with him whether he liked it or not. Rocco and Matteo were ALWAYS together. Well, in the weeks since Matt died... Rocco has really become close with Gabby and has relied upon her as a playmate more than he ever has. So, to assist him with the transition of no longer having a constant companion, we decided it would be best to keep Gabby home 3 days/week until January, when baby Surprisette arrives.

Then, when I go back to work after maternity leave... we'll start Rocco in preschool 2 days/week because he REALLY enjoys playing with other kids and will be more than ready for the school-type of structure in his life. Matter-of-fact... we now always bring Rocco with us to pick Gabby up from school so he can run and play with Gabby's friends for a little bit on the playground. He just loves it!