First day of Preschool

Yesterday was Miranda's first day of Preschool. She was so excited she didn't fall asleep until 9:15 Sunday night. And she was up before I went in to wake her up Monday morning. She jumped right out of bed, got dressed and ran to have breakfast. She could hardly contain herself. We took Miranda to school and she suddenly became very clingy. She grabbed a hold of David's leg (as seen in picture 2) and wouldn't let go. What happened to my excited little girl? She was suddenly becoming very overwhelmed. We took her to her cubby and gave her hugs and kisses. She put her backpack away and then found the blocks and started to play. When David and I started to leave she grabbed onto me and I got a tear in my eye. I didn't want her to see me because then I would just upset her. Her teacher came over and tried to distract her and David and I left. Oh, what incredible guilt I felt that day as I walked out of her preschool.

What was I doing? Why was I leaving my baby in the care of strangers and not me? We are doing it(sending her to preschool) because she needs the socialization. Miranda has become so used to just me and her that she isolates herself around other children and only plays by herself. She needs friends, she needs interaction with other children, she needs interaction with other adults, she needs to realize there is a world out there that doesn't just revolve around her. Yesterday, I was able to clean and straigten up Miranda's room , the guest room, clean Miranda's bathroom, clean and re-organize the laundry room, clean the kitchen, and do 2 loads of laundry while Miranda was gone. Wow, can I get a whole lot accomplished without a little girl under my feet.

We picked her up at 11:30 and took her to lunch. She was so excited to see us. She came running up to me and gave me a great big hug! She was standing in line waiting to go outside and play. How cute she looked with her classmates in line and following directions. She said she painted and colored and sang songs and met a new friend. She seemed to really enjoy her day and asked when she was going back.

Today, I was able to do the grocery shopping for the week, wash the rugs, vacuum the floors and carpet and mop the floors. I was beat when I had to pick her up today. But today went by much quicker than yesterday. Although today she told me she was lost. Lost at school? I didn't understand until I told her what I did. Then she started to cry and said she was lost when I went to Publix. She was used to doing everything with me, that maybe she felt left out that I went grocery shopping without her. Maybe that's why she said said she felt lost. That made me sad!