First Month of School

We have been having fun getting used to school and boy have the days been flying by. Tucker has just finished his first month of school. Tucker loves his teachers Ms. Marie and Ms. Vickie. It is funny where he will bring them up in our day to day routine-such as "Mommy wear blue gloves like Ms Marie?" when changing his diaper! We have had a great transition to school. He loves it! We have finally started to see a little bit of separation anxiety. He has started mentioning that Mommy go to school with Tucker or he'll ask where Mommy went. He feels especially confident on Thursdays when Mommy stays at school for her bible study class- little does he know Mommy leaves afterwards for some quick errand running. But once he is in class is if ready to go! It has been interesting having time away from Tucker. At first, I wasn't too sure about how to spend my time away. Because it is a little bit of a drive for us, I like to stay "in town" and save on gas. Most days errands are run. Mommy has finally picked back up going to the gym without Tucker (tried last year and he just kept gettin sick). Otherwise, it is pretty nice running in and out of stores without a stroller or a 2 year old saying, "Mommy I want that. No, Mommy I NEED that!" Yes, we have had the conversations about getting things we need and not ones that we want.

Back to school- Tucker is loving school. He is so excited and full of energy when I pick him up that getting our nap these days is a bit harder than normal. He will jabber all the way home about what he did, what someone ate at school for lunch, who he played with. Our new focus right now in the car to and from school is nursery rhymes. They are focusing on nursery rhymes this month-specifically Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Mary Had a Little Lamb. Twinkle Twinkle isn't new to us but the others are. And what fun we are having saying them over and over and over. Plus, talk about great vocabulary lessons! Just ask Tucker what Jack's crown is?! Or how Humpty Dumpty was an egg (which is never stated in the rhyme so could he be something else as well?) It is quite fun to get to focus on certain topics with school-especially from parent's perspective. I am sure there will be more to come- especially with all the holidays coming up ahead!