Wednesday, we went to meet Leland's 3K teacher. Jason and I were both able to go with him. We have been talking school up for the past few weeks and he seemed excited. However, just like in the Summer, we started getting dressed to go to school and the tears started flowing. He cried all the way in the school and continued for a few minutes in the class room until he realized we were staying with him.
Mrs. Wendy is very nice. She has 6 children of her own, so I hope she will be a great teacher this year. Their classroom is the "turtle" classroom. All of the kids have matching tote bags and folders that go home each day. We also do the car line when dropping off and picking up. They also have a classroom "pet turtle" (stuffed animal in a cage). His name is Truman and each Thursday one of the kids has to take Truman home for the weekend.
I made sure Leland was in the bath tub by 8 Wednesday night and we were both asleep in bed by 9. We got up around 7:30 Thursday morning. I cooked breakfast and we watched cartoons before it was time to get dressed. Surprisingly, Leland didn't shed a single tear at home. He willingly got dressed, was happy to take pictures, got in the truck and didn't cry all the way to the Church.
When we arrived, we were in the LONG line of cars and he kept asking what all the cars were doing. I told him that they were dropping all of his friends off at school....still no tears...that is until we got up to the lady that was to walk him in!
She opened the passenger side back door and the tears started flowing. Leland's seat is behind the driver's seat (I didn't even think about moving it). I got out and unbuckled him, walked him around the car and she picked him up. He was of course screaming, but she walked him on in.
Once home, I moved his seat to the passenger side so that it will be easier for them to unbuckle him and get him out.
I arrived back at the school at 12:45 to pick him up. I was amazed and frustrated with the LONG line of cars and didn't get to him until 1:10. I was told that the line will move much quicker in the future...I REALLY hope so! When I pulled up to the curb, he was standing waiting on me (they have one adult per child that holds their hand to walk them out one at a time). She put him in his seat and I pulled down to buckle him in. He never cried! I asked if he had fun, he said yes. I asked what he did, he said he painted a blue and white owl. I asked if he made friends, he said yes and named a few. I asked if he played on the playground, he said no, the BIG slide! I asked if he ate his lunch, he named everything I packed.
We went straight home and he went willingly straight to bed for a nap! I am hoping and praying that next week runs just as smooth as the first day!!
On a side note, I forgot how time consuming it is to get everything ready for a baby! I washed all the clothes, blankets, car seat cover, swing cover, etc. on Sunday. At 11pm, I was still folding stuff. I have gotten most of it put away and the diaper bag half packed. I am hoping to finish up this weekend and get my bag packed as well.
I am 37 weeks today, which means that Laken Morgan is FULL TERM! I have been in a lot of pain the past few days, especially when up and walking around. I am having to work through it, as I still have quite a few orders to complete. Thankfully GiGi is keeping Leland for a few days so that I can hopefully get all of these knocked out and get things done without a "helper"!
I go back Tuesday for my weekly appointment. Basically this little guy can make his appearance anytime in the next 3 weeks or less!
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