First day of Pretty School!

My baby Nova has started preschool! (Or as he calls it, Pretty School). I didn't try to correct him till I got it on video first, lol!
Click here for the video~ we were going to orientation. I turned the camera off rather abruptly because I was cracking up at the look on his face at the end...might hafta turn it up.

Here is his little paint smock! I ordered it from Etsy. I didn't expect it to come with the paint set, how cute! I thought that fabric looked familiar! It's the same fabric as his bedding, only a smaller scale and the cowboys are wearing different colors.

Here are some pics from orientation. He likes the "big" toys, such as the playhouse.

We measured Nova against his big cactus for his first day of school. The last time we measured was his birthday in April. He's grown about two inches! So he's 38 & 3/4" tall. See him sporting his monkey stance? He loves Curious George and goes around making monkey noises.

Then we had breakfast~ french toast, milk, and a vitamin.

James has to join him of course...

All set to go! He kept saying "I want to go to pretty school!"

Little footprints were there to guide him in.

He started playing right away... loves this train.

It is about 10:45 AM as I'm starting this post. I have to pick him up at 11. My stomach has been in knots since I left him at about 9 AM. I thought he was doing good... as he was playing with the train, I was sneaking out. I was all the way to the door and I turned to snap one more pic. That's when he looked over at me~ stuck out his arms~and cried "You take me!" UGH!! So then I had to hang around another 10 minutes or so trying to calm him down. I don't know who was more upset. I hope he's having fun this whole time, because I sure ain't!! He had been so excited to go too. And I am worried about his potty training business. He's been doing excellent at home, and will even go into the bathroom by himself. I'm afraid he'll have an accident there since it's out of the norm for him. Poor little guy!!

*Well, I'm off to pick him up!*

Crossing my fingers~

Ok.... now it's about 12:15 PM. I went in and he was fine... he saw me, smiled, and came running! Too cute! The teacher said he did cry a bit after I left, but then he started doing monkey see- monkey do. It's still hard to know he was upset and I couldn't be there to console him.

He didn't go potty the entire time! I took him in before we left the school and boy did he go. Little trooper held it in the whole 2 1/2 hours. I'm so proud of him.

It about broke my heart as another little boy who had been a bit upset when the mommies left was looking all round for his mommy when I got there. The look on his face~almost frantic... so sad! Like he was the ONLY one who's mommy wasn't gonna show, lol! But she did of course and he was fine.

He talked about the little girls a lot, and said they had "sucker cake" for a snack. Hmmm? I think they were cupcakes...

What? You have something for me? Ooo,what is it?!


Awwww... Mommy loves you too!

I've since taken Nova out to my inlaws, as I have to go to work soon. I guess today wasn't SO bad. I just hope it's better when he goes back next Tuesday!