This past January, being a new parent, I realized Izzie was old enough to start preschool. I wasn't sure what I was looking for or what to do. However, I'm glad that I took the initiative at that time to find out because most preschools enroll the children at the beginning of a new year for the start of the next school year. If I hadn't thought to start looking around, we might have missed out on our great little preschool. I knew I wanted Izzie in a church setting. I started looking online and then started calling a few churches immediately. One of the first ones I got in contact with was First Baptist of Lexington. They told me we could come in with the kids to talk and take a tour. I called Todd immediately after getting off the phone and had him rush to meet me there. I wanted to go look that day, because they had already started enrolling and only had a couple spots left in their one day program. I wanted Izzie to go just one day. I didn't want to share her anymore than that. I wasn't used to the idea of her not being with me during the week. We went, checked them out, and immediately knew this was the preschool for her. It was clean, new, the staff was very nice, and Izzie wanted to stay that day instead of going home. We put her in the one day program, but Todd wanted to put her on the two day waiting list. She was the first in line for it. Todd talked to me a lot about two days, but I still didn't want Izzie to be away from me for two days. Fast forward to August, we get a call saying Izzie had the two day spot. I didn't know what to do. I talked to Todd, some other moms with experience, and family. After all that, I gave in. I'm so glad I did!
Izzie had her first day the first week of September. She was actually sick the first day and ended up having her first real day on the second day the preschool had class. During the orientation week, they let he children come in with their parents to see the classroom and play. She warmed up quickly to my surprise. She's always been shy around strangers and has taken a long time to shake off any jitters. So, getting her ready for school wasn't hard, but dropping her off was. They don't allow parents to walk in the classroom while dropping off. I was shocked at first by this policy. I completely understand how it works out best now. She cried I think going in to class three times total. She was never crying when I picked her up though. After those first few times, she walked in like a professional, hanging her book bag up, walking over to their table for their morning activity, and never looks back at the door. She has blossomed so much! Things she used to be frightened of are no longer scary and I give all the credit to preschool. She really is a big girl, but she will always be my baby.
She has learned a ton already and I'm so thankful for the decision we made. Next year, I will have two in preschool. I don't know what I will do with my alone time. I know I always miss Izzie when she is there and can't wait to pick her up everyday. I'm sure that will never change.
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