A good day

Today was the first day since Addie returned to daycare that I could leave without hearing her cry. Usually she clings to me when I try to put her down at daycare in the morning. Her teacher says it only takes her a couple of minutes to stop crying and then she plays and has a good day. When I pick her up, she used to see me and start to cry, almost as if to say, "Why did you leave me here in this horrible place where I get to play and eat and sleep and have fun?". She was fine until she saw me. Honestly, some days I would get there and watch her play for a minute or 2......but as soon as she would see me, she would again cling to me and would cry a little.

Well, I have seen progress......

Yesterday morning, she walked away from me a little and I actually got about 10 feet from her before she started to cry. Today I was able to get her preoccupied with big, soft blocks and she started playing without needing to be holding onto me. She walked away from me to give her teacher a toy and I quietly tip-toed out the door. I know, a dirty trick to leave when she's not looking and she probably cried when she turned around and realized I wasn't there but it was nice to not hear her crying as I closed the door and walked away from the classroom. This week when I have picked her up she has been smiley and happy. Yesterday she ran towards me and dove at me giggling the whole way. It was very cute!

Other updates:

*Addie can find her nose, my nose, Billy's nose, Olivia's nose, and the nose of anyone who will let her find theirs. You just have to be careful because her thumb/hand is usually a little wet from her sucking her thumb. Boy does that feel nice on your face! Yuk!!

*Olivia continues to love her school. I hear bits and pieces of what she does throughout the day as she talks non-stop on the way home. She loves music class and gym class but was disappointed that she doesn't get to take books out in library. (The 3 year olds go to library to hear a story or watch a video. They don't get to take books out.) She also wants to be the "line leader" every day. I guess this is a very important position in the 3 year old's classroom. Unfortunately for her, they need to take turns. At home when we go upstairs for baths or downstairs after baths, she's usually the line leader up or down the steps. Maybe one day I will get to be the line leader!

*Addie has learned to blow kisses and give kisses. Blown kisses are a little "safer" for the recipient because actual kisses are delivered with a wide open mouth. There's no chance to avoid a little slobber with her smooches.

*Addie and Liv do a great duet of "The Itsy, Bitsy Spider", or as Liv calls it, "The Ipsy, Ipsy Spider". Liv does the singing and hand motions (especially the sun coming out to dry up all the rain....she's a great sun) and Addie does the hand motions for the spider climbing up the water spout. Her spider doesn't get very far but she tries hard.