I am happy to report though that the transition to preschool was completely flawless and went without a single tear shed on her part. I think it helped tremendously that I talked preschool up as much as I could all summer, and knowing that her cousin would be in the same class helped to ease any fears.
Perhaps though admittedly they were my own fears and she would've been just fine the whole time, but that's not a gamble I was willing to take. The thought of her going to preschool was met with a lot of overwhelming emotions especially because she has never been in the care of anyone else aside from family for a long period of time. While independent, she is very cautious and doesn't like me out of her sight.
Regardless, I have never been more proud of the accomplishments she has made over the last few weeks. There is never an issue with waking up early in the morning to make sure we get to school on time, she excitedly tells me about what she learned when I pick her up and she always looks forward to going back the next day.
I've said it before, but I am truly blessed with her. She's such a great kid and she has conquered every new milestone effortlessly. She surprises me everyday. She has truly crossed over into big kid status.
She turned 4 recently and we said goodbye to the toddler stage and tucked those memories into our hearts where they will remain until she's older.
I am however trying to be proactive about next school year and called the Board of Ed to find out where she will be district for Kindergarten since there are several schools nearby. Once I found out, I took a quick drive over to that Elementary school and had a very lovely conversation with the schools Secretary.
I found out that the school she will be attending is one of the best in the area and read up on the website about the Principal and the excellence that she strives for within the school. I feel very confident in Arley attending there and love the close proximity we have so that I will be able to drop her off and pick her up with ease.
I also told the Secretary that I have plans to join the PTA committee and have hopes to be a chaperone as well when needed. While it's still a full year away it's good to get the ball rolling on these things so as not to wait until the last minute and left scrambling. It also takes away the anxiety of the unknown too so I'm happy I have that under control.
For now, that's about all the news. We have an appointment coming up in November for a follow-up, have more scans that need to be scheduled for December and a few other appointments I need to schedule for next month when I get a break in my schedule to do it. Other than getting over a bad cold this week, Arley is her happy 4 year old self.
These are a couple of photos I took of a back to school session back in August that I never got around to posting.
