For the second morning in a row, Ella didn’t cry when we dropped her off at school. Alicia told us that Ella is doing really well. She talks to the other kids and is very active – especially with art. We also found out that Ella naps for anywhere from 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Basically, Ella has a very active morning, has lunch and then sleeps until about 1/2 hour before school is over. She’s taking care of herself in this transitional time. Today when we picked up Ella, she looked like a wreck. She has had a cold for 2 days and she looked so spacey. She told us that she had a great day and a lot of fun. We pushed her on the swings and one of her classmates, Brickelle joined us. Stella came over for their special Tuesday playdate. They were really happy to be with each other. They played over here. Maybe Ella’s cool about being here since she is in school all day. At around 6:00, Ella and I went over to Helen and Ron’s for a delicious dinner. Mommy was at a Giants Community Fund Board meeting. Ella was a little tired and testy, but she did a great job tonight. She really didn’t want to leave the Kim/Arena’s house for anything! As soon as I got her home I gave her a binky and she calmed down. She took a bath, got into bed and told me what she wanted to have for breakfast (banana yogurt, a hard boiled egg and a muffin). She told me that she wanted to wear the same shirt that Stella has with brown tights and that she wanted to watch Pinnochio from “When You Wish Upon a Star” to “I Got No Strings”. Her whole little morning is perfectly planned out.
Good morning – time to go to school.
Ella playing in the classroom right before we dropped her off.
Playing on the swings with Brickelle.