Transition Time
Friday, August 28th, 2015From Friday Mom – Erin:
Rory is finishing up a week of transition at daycare. He’s been ready for a change for a good two to three months now, having outgrown his younger twos classroom quite a while ago. It had become fairly routine for me to have to wrangle him out of one of the two preschool classrooms and back into his own room each morning. I don’t know if it was the draw of the “big kids” or just the better toys, but Rory was clearly longing for the new space. Luckily, the time has finally arrived.
I’ve loved listening to Rory’s stories about his new classroom each evening. So far, he has sung the praises of the toy bulldozer and toy dump truck, as well as the cars and ramps and parking garage. He’s also told us about the new loft, and talked about the new stories.
From my perspective, I’m more excited about the structure of his new classroom. The potty, for example, is now a regular part of their routine, increasing the chances that we’ll get over the final potty training hurdles sometime soon (or so we hope). He’s been somewhat consistent this week, and has even started to vocalize his need to use the potty. He has a little ways to go, but it is a welcome transition, for certain.
In addition, they apparently have a reward system under which he gets stamps for good behavior or being a particularly good helper in the classroom. On his daily report from Thursday, he was lauded for being a very good helper during clean-up time, earning two stamps. I was not surprised, but pleased nevertheless that he was doing so well so soon.
But perhaps the most welcome change this week is the sweet exhaustion that comes with all the new experiences. Bedtime has been pretty seamless, and more importantly, Rory has been sleeping later than usual. Here’s hoping that lasts through the weekend.