Today was Ella's
first day of preschool. She was so excited. She usually sleeps in until 8:30 or so, but this morning she walked out of her room at about 7:30, completely naked. She said "My pajamas are in the hamper and I'm ready to get dressed for preschool." Preschool starts at 9:20.
She was such
a big girl when I dropped her off. She wasn't the least bit sad or scared (it probably helped that it is the same preschool I worked at last year) and went right in without me.
I was able to go do some shopping (all by myself!!) with some gift cards and birthday money I've been holding on to. When I picked her up she was
so proud to show off what she had made and have her picture taken with her teacher, Miss Erin.
She told me all about her day on the car ride to TCBY for "Waffle Cone Wednesday". This is what she told me: "I ate Goldfish crackers, sang songs, danced, played in the sandbox and the swings. Read books. Glued Mac N Cheese on my "E".
The whole family is going out to dinner tonight to celebrate her 1st day and
our 8th anniversary.
Ella loves her red Hippo named Lovely and her purple, poodle named Puppy very much. She sleeps with them every night and brings them with us in the car. Well, she has added a new friend. BAT!! It is a Halloween decoration that her Grammy Jane sent with a huge box of presents, clothes, etc. I repeat......it is a HALLOWEEN DECORATION!!! But, it has a fuzzy body and pretty, sparkly wings. Ella now brings Bat with her to bed. She woke up in the middle of the night and tried to sneak into bed with us; with Lovely, Puppy and Bat. I told her we didn't have enough room for her and all her friends. I ended up going to lay with her (and her friends) in her bed for a little while. She put Bat on my belly and said it was for her Baby to snuggle with. She even spread out the bat wings so it was "hugging" my belly (her Baby).
I am happy that she loves of all God's creatures, but I haven't warmed up to Bat, yet. We'll see how long this love affair lasts. But, in the meantime, I will try to sneak a picture of her sleeping with her bat.
My due date is Sept. 21 (less than 2 weeks away), but baby girl may be coming sooner than that. She hasn't made up her mind what position she wants to be in, so I'm hoping and praying for the best (meaning whatever is safe for her). But I may have some decisions to make, so please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
She told me all about her day on the car ride to TCBY for "Waffle Cone Wednesday". This is what she told me: "I ate Goldfish crackers, sang songs, danced, played in the sandbox and the swings. Read books. Glued Mac N Cheese on my "E".
