Tessa's 1st Day of Preschool

Tessa started preschool on Wednesday, Sept. 5. I was a little bit worried about how she'd do; she is more of a homebody and a mama's girl than Bridget. I was nervous when I took her in. Her teacher, Ms. Heather, is the same teacher Bridget had last year, so she knows Tessa. I think that helped. She showed Tessa where to hang her book bag, then I asked if she'd pose with Tessa for this photo:



Right after the photo was taken, Tessa said, "Mama, are you going to go bye-bye?" "Yes," I warily replied, wondering if this was a good thing or a bad thing to her. "Go ahead and go, then," she said. I was so relieved!!

When I picked her up after the first day of school, she didn't look too happy. When we got home she said, "Nobody talked to me or played with me." I felt so bad for her, because I've been there myself plenty of times. I tried to sound upbeat and said, "I bet you will make some friends very soon." When I picked her up on Friday, she was all excited about her two new friends, Cassidy and Audrey. Things have gone smoothly ever since. She is happy and excited every day when I pick her up.

Yesterday, she had her first day of ballet class. She was at school till 2:00. That's a long day for a little one. I really missed her -- it was weird being home with no kids for most of the day. She looked so cute when I went to pick her up -- she was still wearing her ballet clothes. She wore them for a few hours after we got home, too. She was so excited about what she'd learned, she had to show me as soon as we got home. She really is a graceful little girl and looked just beautiful showing me her steps. Here she is in her ballet outfit: