New routines, tears & laughter – first week of preschool


Originally Posted 21 September 2015

There have been lots of changes and new routines lately with my daughter starting preschool and all new activities. I’m not quite sure if it was me having a harder time to adjust to the changes or her!

For the past year and a half since my son was born we have not really had to be anywhere early in the morning, apart from swimming lessons, gymnastics or the occasional doctor’s appointment so an 8.30 preschool start has been certainly different for us this first week of preschool! Getting both kids ready (especially if one of them really likes enjoying a leisurely breakfast) has not been easy but of course the biggest adjustment was for my daughter to start preschool!

The open-day

The open day at preschool, a week before the actual start didn’t go so well unfortunately. M had a cold and was not well at all. I instantly felt guilty as I had been talking about school so much that I thought maybe she got ill because of that? We stayed for exactly 20min by which time her little brother had explored every corner of the nursery and had wrapped all the staff around his little finger! M stuck to me like glue, coughing dramatically once in while to make sure that I had understood that she was not going to stay in this place!

I realised pretty quickly that this was probably not the best first introduction to preschool and there were a few disapproving looks from other parents who made sure their kids stayed very far away from my snotty child. So we left under enormous protest of my toddler who was enjoying himself to the fullest!

The first week

A few days after that preschool officially started! The first day there were a few tears when I dropped my daughter off, the second day there were a few more tears and the third day was absolutely horrendous. She cried from the moment she woke up “Mummy, I don’t want to go to nursery!!” and not the usual crying for Mummy’s attention tears but real ones that make your heart melt.

Just when we wanted to leave she threw herself in my arms and cried so much that I lost it for a moment and started crying with her! Poor little L did not know what was going on… most of all he was upset though because his breakfast had to be cut short…

The next day I expected there to be a similar sort of terror but guess what…?! She smiled all morning and walked into nursery as if it was something she had been doing for the last two years! What a relief to see that happy smile! There was a big, happy “Mamaaaaa!” when I picked her up and she was so proud to show me all the art work she had produced (not easy to limit the amount of pictures that we hang up in the hall way but that’s another story.

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I have to admit that for me the most difficult thing (apart from the tears) has been that I don’t know what she does in those three hours at nursery! She has been with two fabulous childminders since she was nine months old who always gave me a full report. Since becoming a stay-at-home mum a year and a half ago M has been with me most of the time so the protective uber-Mama in me (she doesn’t come out very often to be fair) has a hard time not knowing what my child is doing!

I know, I know… she is a big girl now and I have to let go. I love watching her becoming more and more independent but at the same time she will always be my little baby. My first child, my baby girl who has brought so much joy to us from the moment she was born! My cheeky, little princess who never fails to surprise me and make me laugh!

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  1. Made me cry.Beautifully written.Have to come and see you guys
    soon.Maybe you can give me a yoga lesson.
    Love to you all.
    Magda

  2. It’s always us that’s worried and sad when leaving our babies for the first time – the kids are always fine 🙂

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