Back To School!

This smarty pants is ready for her first day of school!!

AB started back to Preschool this week!  She'll go to school 4 days a week and is a Teddy Bear at our local BEARS Preschool.  Annabelle was more than ready to get back to school.  Once her little neighbor friends returned to school, she was a lonely bird on Swansea Rd.  She woke up on her first day excited to see her friends from last year and to spend time with her new teachers in her new classroom!  She had her outfit picked out and wanted her hair curled.  The first day of school was only an hour long.  The preschool does this so it's not as overwhelming for the kiddos or the teachers!  Smart.    When we got to school we ran into Hadley!

Hadley and AB

Jack Boyle and AB- Hadley's mommy called this 

'their future prom picture!' lol- we'll see about that, but I know they are super cute!

Jack, AB and Hadley

AB came home from her first day feeling like the day was too short and was excited for day two!  Day two ended with a happy smile and lots to report, but day three ended  a little differently...yep, 3rd day of school and Mommy had to have a conversation with the teacher about AB's behavior!  

Apparently, when asked to clean up, Annabelle told the teacher she would like to clean up another area of the room (an area that was already clean- she's crafty) When the teacher insisted, AB proceeded to clean-up at a turtles pace, watching as the other kiddos in the group were cleaning faster (getting the job done for her- like I said crafty)  So her teacher who is also very crafty- let the others proceed to the carpet and had AB finish the job on her own...  (She gotcha there AB!-lol)  

I knew something was up when her teacher handed me a hand written memo.  It wasn't the memo but AB's reaction to the memo that let me know we better stay and see what happened...  When I was handed the note AB said with a concerned look on her face, "Mommy? What is that note that Ms. Leslie gave to you?  What does the note say?"  lol- again trying to be crafty!

Needless to say, AB is at school now on her 4th day of school.  She had a few conversations with Mommy and Daddy about listening to her teacher and not talking back or telling the teacher what she'd be doing...  lol-  Watch out world, this is one determined girl!  It may cause a few hiccups a long the way, but she's bound to take that determination and do great things when she gets bigger!  (Just don't get in her way!) -LOL!!!

Reports of day four -and future days to come!  We're all so glad that lil man monty has waited for AB to get back into the 'swing' of school before making his arrival.  :-)  Although, at this point, AB's not acknowledging him at school.  When asked to draw a picture of her family she drew-herself, her daddy, Sahara and her mommy- making a point to tell the teacher, "This is Mommy before Baby Brother was in her belly.  See her skinny tummy."  When the teacher asked if she wanted to include baby brother in the picture because he'd be coming very soon AB answered, "No, I like it just like this..."  lol-

Speaking of the lil man.  I am still just over a cm dilated and 75% effaced.  I feel great and would love for him to hang out in Mama's belly as long as he'd like.  With that said, I did feel the need to move my hair appt. and Mani-Pedi appt. up to this weekend instead of their original times, next week.  I just want to make sure to squeeze those in before the big arrival!  Mother's intuition???  Who knows.   We'll see what Monday's appointment brings.