... of mother's day out was this week for Jackson. For those of you that don't know what MDO is, it is a program where kids go to school at our church from 9-2pm Tue./Thurs. The first day for Jackson was REALLY rough, he cried almost the entire time! He wouldn't eat or drink, they got him to nap for an hour though and it then started all over again.
It broke my heart to hear that he was so sad at school since he is such an easy going (but strong willed...shocking) little man. Jackson is VERY much an observer (meaning strangers are good from afar) and has been since he was tiny and he is all about personal space. Which is nice for mommy because he doesn't want to be hanging all over me all the time. But these two things combined make it hard for Jackson to go to people he doesn't know easily. Once he "knows" you he is waving me or daddy off as if we are chopped liver. I am hoping it will get better over time, I can only except that it will because of how he has been in other situations (like nursery at church).
Today was positive though, they said that he did much better. Not as much crying, but still a lot of "observing" his surroundings and the new kids. He actually ate and drank today. They did say what a sweet boy he was and what a good listener he is....which makes mommy proud. They wanted me to pick him up early so that he would leave on a good note today to make the transition easier. SO...all in all today was promising.
I have included a pic of his first day at school...and the pic of him laying down is him saying his new word for this week.....can you guess it???? That's right the big fat N-O.....he has been saying "oh no" like when he dropped something for awhile but has just realized that he can say "no" to something he doesn't want. Here comes toddlerhood!!!!
