Mother's Day Out Open House

Nathan will be starting Mother's Day Out next week. He's only going one day a week, but I've been really nervous about him going. What if he doesn't like it? What if his teachers aren't sweet? What if he misses me too much? What if, what if, what if. Well, on Tuesday, we went to Open House so that Nathan and I could see his room, meet his teachers, and meet the other kids and their families. After going to open house, I'm not worried anymore! Nathan had so much fun and did not want to leave! Granted, I was there with him, but I really do think it will be good for him and that he'll have fun.

Nathan walked in and made himself right at home. There are 3 teachers and 13 kids in the room. He loved each of the teachers, and wasn't shy at all. They had several tables set up with toys on each of them. The table that was Nathan's favorite had rubber snakes and reptiles on them. He ran over, grabbed a snake, and said, "Look Mommy! Lellow snake!" He then pretended like the snake was getting me and then went up to two of the other dads there and did the same to them! He acted like he's known all of these people his whole life! He was so cute!

Nathan also helped himself to two cookies sitting on a table :) After Nathan ate his cookies, he explored the "family living" center. There was a baby doll, a crib, and a sink. Nathan pretended to rock the baby and then lay it down to go "night night." He kept dragging this baby around while he played at the other centers. After a while, I could tell that another little girl wanted to hold the baby so I told Nathan it was her turn now. Sometimes Nathan can get a little possessive over his toys so I was praying that he wouldn't have a fit in front of everyone. Luckily, he gave the baby up very easily and went about his business. A little while later I saw him walk over to this little girl, and I thought "Oh no, he's going to try to steal it back!" I told Nathan that she was still playing with it, and that he needed to play with something else. Then he walked up to her and stuck one finger out and put it on the baby doll and said, "Nay Nay touch baby." He just wanted to touch it, not steal it :)

"Mommy, let me down so I can play some more!"

Nathan really did have a good time, and I pretty much had to bribe him to get him to leave. He loves this play area in the church so I told him he could play here for a while once we left. I guess that's a good sign that I had to drag him out. He yelled a big "BYE!" to his teachers and off we went. Nathan starts MDO on Tuesday so I'll post pictures of his first day next week.