Hi Sidra,
You had your first days of preschool this past week. The first day was a little emotional for your mom. You seem to love it and that doesn't surprise me because you're naturally pretty curious and enjoy being part of a group. Your mom took pictures of you in front of your cubby and the first day you stood in front of your name, but the name that showed was the same as your brother.
You are not yet a full member of the potty trained crowd although you are making pretty good progress. We've had trouble getting you to tell us when you need to go. I guess what happened at school is a good thing. You apparently needed to go and began taking your clothes off in the classroom! I guess we should be happy that you are now giving some signal that it's time for you to go and we just need to work on the signal.
Today you got to dance with Smoky Bear. We went to the Festival of the Forest at a nearby park. There were some fun things there for kids to learn about the forest. You got to go inside a large blow up fish and hear a story about the life cycle of salmon and do some water color imprints of leaves. There was also a band playing and you got to shake it up a little with Smoky Bear.
Yesterday you and I took one more trip to the outdoor pool at the sports club. The water on the slides was not turned on but other kids were going down and you went a couple of times, too. But the amazing thing was how much better you swam. You were totally comfortable in floating face down in the water and were getting the hang of stroking with your arms. So, I could give you a little push and you could make it from about 15 feet out all the way to the stairs where you could stand up. You are still limited to how far you can make it one breath, though. That's ok, I was really impressed at how well you did in spite of not having practiced in a while. Besides, probably the best part was when you paused a couple times to say 'I love you.'
until next time,
Love, aba
