Preschool has started!!!

Mason is starting his second week at Ken-O-Sha preschool. He has 7 other kids in his class with 4 adults.  Our entire routine has changed. My amazing sister-in-law Erin has been coming to our house to take care of Mason (and future new baby) as well as her own two kiddos four days a week. Mason still gets to see his wonderful Miss Patti one day a week. We decided against using the bus to take him to preschool at this point because he would have to be on the bus for over an hour each way. My parents, Zach, and Erin have all adjusted their whole schedules to help get him there and back. Don't I just have the most helpful, amazing family ever?!

Mason has adjusted better to preschool than I ever hoped. He's had a few rough drop offs where he didn't like seeing Zach or my parents leaving, which is totally normal. His teacher has said that he is learning the new routine quite quickly and starting to watch the other kids to see what's going on. He's starting to participate in the activities better instead of just sit in circle time for a minute then leaving to do his own thing. They did ask for ideas on what works for him when he enters his crazy tantrum zones. Last week, they were excited because he said a few words that they asked him to say. Today, they said he made it through the entire day without one tantrum!

I'm so happy that he has done well with this transition. He's excited to see his teacher and even blew her a kiss goodbye the other day. I can't wait to see how much he grows and develops there with teachers and other adults who are trained to help him learn in the best way for him. I'm sad that I can't pick up, drop off, or spy on the class. I totally want to be a helicopter parent. 😊 Letting go is hard!!!!