A Funny Thing Happened …

So remember the time when I screwed up Tabby’s preschool registration and she landed on two waiting lists instead of in preschool? Whoops. Bad mommy.

Well hopefully I’ve redeemed myself. Our “backup” preschool was registering last week and so we called to see if we could at least reserve a spot for Tabby for fall. Not only did the have a spot for Tabby for fall, but since she is potty trained and very nearly 3, she could start … well, Monday (TODAY).

Of course we found out about this last week, and so we had a little time to prepare. Tabby was (and still is) hugely excited. The school is an excellent one (with accolades from practically everyone I know) and was only our back-up for $$ reasons – it is just 2.5 hours 2 days a week and does not replace our sitter … just adds to our monthly out-go. But it is a lovely program. They have a barn with many animals that the kids can go visit and it is a lovely homey setup with math and play and art stations and circle time and snack.

Tabby has a class of about 18 kids (mostly girls!!) and two teachers who are very nice and patient ladies. She wasn’t a bit shy, just commented that she couldn’t decide what to play with first and immediately asked to go potty (yay!). She listened to a story about Kangaroos and made Mexican Pinch Pots and apparently knows how to recognize her name (when did that happen??).

It was a momentous day in our little girl’s life and I was so proud watching her out in the big world. She met it head on with style. It is so amazing to see her make this transition. I cannot believe we’re here already.