After a couple months off hanging out with his dad and sister, Sam is back at preschool. He’s been bumped up to the pre-k room (I am in deep denial about what “k” stands for), which is fantastic, but as usual with Sam, he’s having a slightly rough time with the transition. He does great in the mornings, but he’s struggling with nap time. He’s not been sleeping, and he says nap time is too long. When not sleeping, I’m sure an hour and a half IS a long time to lay quietly on a cot. (but seriously kid, SLEEP. Sleeping is a wonderful thing. Maybe grown ups should have nap time instead of kids).
Earlier this week, his class had a teddy bear picnic and I went over to join them for lunch. When I picked Sam up, his “how I did today” color was orange, which is dangerously close to red, which means trouble. When I asked him what was wrong, he said he kept thinking of when I was there at the picnic and it made him sad and he wanted to call his mommy.
Is that not pathetic and sad and sweet? The kid is killing me.
Drop off was awful today – he was crying and so sad, and when I hugged him before I left, he grabbed onto my belt and wouldn’t let go. As soon as I pried that hand off, he grabbed it with the other one. And so on. His teacher was great and I could hear her comforting him after I left the room (why yes I was eavesdropping), but man it broke my heart.
We’ve been down this road before. I know he was fine after I left, and I know that once he gets comfortable in his new room, nap time will be fine. And really, drop off has been great every day but today.
But today was painful, and it’s the painful ones that stick with ya.
I am all about Grown UP nap time!
Sammy, get with the program!!
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Sad Sammy…so sorry, but you are right. He will be okay soon.
Your son sounds like a smart, charming little guy, and you sound like a very loving mom. Is it possible your smart, charming little guy is playing you for being a very loving mom? 😉
Crap. I had not thought about that. It’s entirely possible!
Sammy has got your number! What a booger! He’s so darn cute, though. I hope you read him this blog when he’s a parent and make him feel really guilty. That’s what I plan to do with all my blog posts!
Could the teacher give him a book to look at thru nap time? We requested that with Josie in preschool so she wouldn’t disturb the other kids…the teachers agreed and usually half way thru the book she’d put it down and fall asleep or drop the book because she fell asleep …just a thought ..
A few days after school started I was in the car drop off line to drop off my daughter and witnessed three crying and screaming children being plied out of the car ahead of me by teachers. They must have been new kindergarteners – I don’t know if they were triplets or kids car pooling or what, but it was just pitiful! At first I was kind of irritated because it was holding up the whole line and I really needed to get to work. Then I put myself in check and realized that only by grace have I not had to do the same with my child. Parenting is tough!
I hope you and the teacher are able to work out a plan – and you never know, tomorrow may be the day Sam adjusts to everything all at once! 🙂
awww – I am a little teary reading this – poor guy.
something about the 2nd one – they like to be with mommy (mine did/does) and we cannot stand them crying 🙁 I think more than the first …
xoxo
Oh yes, please, give me all the time kids may sleep and they don’t while grown-ups wish to sleep and they can’t 😀
Reading those lines…I am just so emotional. Can anyone love you more are purer than your kids? Can anyone makes you feel so miserable at the same time? No doubts – motherhood is beautiful.