Growing Up

Benjamin was supposed to start preschool last week, but he didn't get to go until this Monday because of the snow. He was sure excited! Here he is in the "first day of school" clothes he picked out for himself, ready to head out the door. I wasn't sure how he'd like it. It's a Montessori preschool, so it's mostly quiet, focused, individual activities with some play time at the end. But he loves it! The highlight this week was when he got to make orange juice.
I've noticed a real change in him at home too. He's more compliant and is starting to have better control over his emotions. He's even better at taking turns and playing imaginatively on his own. I'm loving Preschool Ben.
He and I have also been working on sight words together this week, which has been good. He can read and, the, at, a and is. We try to add a new one every day and review old ones by finding them in his stories.