On Monday I took Aditi to Montessori to register her for the New Year. We stopped by her class for 15 minutes, so I could chat with her teacher and she could play for a bit. You could tell she had fun.
On Tuesday we attended the full two hours. I sat in a corner and watched her play. She came over a couple of times to show me something cool but she was pretty busy. She'd look up and wave every now and then. She called me to play with her a couple of time but when I didn't, she was fine. I sat there for two hours just watching her play and surprisingly I wasn't even bored. She didn't want to leave exactly when the time came but she didn't make a fuss either.
On Wednesday it's a 3 hours session. I dropped her off, washed her hands and said, Hey Aditi, Amma's got to do some shopping. I'll see you later. She didn't even look up from the toy sink where she was busy washing dishes. She said, bye, see you! When I came back to pick her up, she was playing catch with another little boy and she wasn't waiting for me or anything. When she saw me, she came and gave me a hug and was happy enough to leave but when we got home, she wanted to go back and play with her friends. I had to bribe her out of the car and into the house.
She is so independent and social and I cannot believe she's my daughter. I hope she will always enjoy school and friends in the same way she does now.
On the other hand, I think I'm suffering a little bit from empty nest syndrome, even though I really enjoyed my time alone. Such is parenthood right?
On Tuesday we attended the full two hours. I sat in a corner and watched her play. She came over a couple of times to show me something cool but she was pretty busy. She'd look up and wave every now and then. She called me to play with her a couple of time but when I didn't, she was fine. I sat there for two hours just watching her play and surprisingly I wasn't even bored. She didn't want to leave exactly when the time came but she didn't make a fuss either.
On Wednesday it's a 3 hours session. I dropped her off, washed her hands and said, Hey Aditi, Amma's got to do some shopping. I'll see you later. She didn't even look up from the toy sink where she was busy washing dishes. She said, bye, see you! When I came back to pick her up, she was playing catch with another little boy and she wasn't waiting for me or anything. When she saw me, she came and gave me a hug and was happy enough to leave but when we got home, she wanted to go back and play with her friends. I had to bribe her out of the car and into the house.
She is so independent and social and I cannot believe she's my daughter. I hope she will always enjoy school and friends in the same way she does now.
On the other hand, I think I'm suffering a little bit from empty nest syndrome, even though I really enjoyed my time alone. Such is parenthood right?
Don't worry, once she starts proper school and gets homework each night she'll soon want to stay home with Mom ;-)
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