Eliza and Her 2 Year Old Class

Yes, Eliza turned two several months ago, but she never moved up to the 2 year old class at daycare.

Why, you ask? Well, for several reasons: she DOES not do well with change AND she had grown VERY attached to one of her teachers. I liked this teacher too. Seriously, if I could make up the perfect teacher it would be her. She was kind, sweet, caring and patient.

But alas, Eliza had to move up sometime. She was starting to tower over all the other 1 year olds and it was time to bite the bullet.

So last week she moved to the scary class with loud scary noises coming out of it. (The kids sound like they are going to tear the place down sometimes.)

The first week was rough. On Monday, there was lots of crying and I had some issues with the teachers but I think we have those resolved. On Tuesday, there was still lots of crying. Wednesday and Thursday repeated Tuesday. But then, Friday came.

Friday morning before school Eliza and I talked about going to her new class and not crying. We talked about our routine: "First, we will hang up your bag. Then we will go wash your hands. Then you can help mommy sign you in. Then we will get a hug, a kiss, and mommy will go to work. BUT mommy will come back and get you after school. And we're not going to cry. It will be OK."

So we went to school and she did SO GOOD! We did our routine and she asked for one more kiss. Then she followed me to the door. She had a few tears coming down her cheeks and her little bottom lip stuck out in a pout, BUT she did not scream and cry like she had been. She was trying so hard and I am so proud of her.

This week she has done really well. I am so proud of her. She has a lot of fun at school but it is still hard for me to leave her. She is getting so big.