Tuesday, October 19, 2010

First day of school

Today was Elise's first day of pre-school. Since she now wears a continuous glucose monitor, we finally felt comfortable enough to leave her in someone else's care. We were very impressed by this school, and Elise's teacher has Type 2 diabetes, so it seemed like a good fit. Elise was pretty excited...


Come on Mom... let's go!


My little pre-schooler


Does she look ready?




Now she's not so sure

In the end, she did great. Of course, some tears were shed, but none of them were hers. I am so proud of how she just jumped in with both feet and never looked back.

It looks like school is already working; when she heard Mattias crying when he woke up from his nap, she told me, "we need to go upstairs to see what is troubling him."

And then this afternoon, she asked to put on her jacket because she "wanted to be a doctor and take care of her sick baby."

That's my girl!

5 comments:

David and April Vinson said...

Oh congratulations!! WOW! BIG step for a little girl! (and her parents) So proud of all of you! She looks all grown up! WOW! What a cutie!

Hi This is Erik said...

Love it love it!!!!

Jade Clark said...

Yay!!!

Kim said...

So sweet. And what perfect timing for her to begin a new adventure that is wonderful while giving you some good time with Mattias and maybe a little time to rest. :-)

Heidi / D-Tales said...

She looks like such a big girl now! :) Hope she grows to love, love, love school! :)