TotbabycollegeConferences

Today I had 'Parent Teacher Conferences' at the totbabycollege.

First we, Mom and Dad, met with Miss Anne of the preschool room. She assured me that 3 year olds becoming psychotic tyrants is perfectly normal. I am still trying to decide whether this is good or bad news. Both, I suppose. But really, Mackenzie is doing just wonderfully at preschool. She is right where she needs to be. Sometimes she is reserved and quiet, if that is what space she is in, but when she wants to play, she is social and interacts in fun with no problems. She is in a place where she free to be who she is and to learn how to take care of herself and her emotions. She is respected and cared about for who she is. Momma is grateful that she is given this freedom and surrounded by unconditionally accepting adults. She also gets along great with her friends and is well liked. Her teacher said that she loves to see how bonded the core group is, the ones who have made the journey together from the babyroom to the tot A room to the tot B room and now to the preschool room.

In the room they have a list of each child's favorite things...Mackenzie listed her favorite things as:

1. Color: Pink
2. Animal: Tiger
3. Toy: Babies
4. Food: Spaghetti
5. Things that go: Boat
6. Song: ABC Song

After meeting with Miss Anne, Momma met with Miss Kim from the infant room. On the way back to the conference room, I got a peak at Zachy. He was playing at the door of the infant yard, trying to put on some adult shoes, which is something he does at home with my blue croc like shoes. And then I see him look up at Miss Karla and try to hand her the shoe. I could tell he was chatting about something. Just engaged in his little babyroom world. Content. Happy. Awesomely cared for. Miss Kim talked about how much they love Zachy and love having him in the room. She said she wishes that he came more and that, "He brightens the room the minute he gets here." I have no doubt Miss Kim and the crew love all their babies, but I also have no doubt they are taken with his charm...the smile, the big eyes, the laugh, the sense of humor...the Zachy and all that is the Zachy. She talked about how he climbed on the food table one day (I said, 'Only once? I'm surprised.'). Talked about how he and two of the other older babies in the room sit on top of the babyclimber and laugh at one another; How cute is that?!?! She talked about how he is trying to figure out how to cross the room barriers, which is the unofficial official indication that the baby is ready to move to tot A. She talked about how much they are going to miss him when he moves on, which is coming up in this next month. And, we talked about how much we will miss 'working' together. What a gift we have been given. These people have taken such amazing care of my babies. Sososo very lucky.

After Miss Kim and I finished talking, I got another glimpse of Zachy in his room. He was playing with a mobile and then Miss Karla picked him up and put him on her shoulder. They walked through the room and he was smiling BIG! He grabbed at a flag hanging from the ceiling and (I could tell) said 'That' as he pointed his finger. Miss Karla brought him over to the window and he smiled when he saw me. Usually he would reach out and be upset unless I was holding him. But today he was OK. He is totally secure in the babyroom. I know he loves his Momma, I know he is strongly attached to me, but he was OK just looking at me through the window while Miss Karla held him. This gives me peace, peace and gratitude. Knowing my kids are in a place where they feel happy and secure, doesn't get better than that!