10/13

From teacher Angela: Today at gathering time we listened to “Fun Dog Sun Dog.” Madeline stood and bounced up and down to the intro music then spun in a circle. Outside she and Arthur (another child in her class) played in the (play) house behind the swings. She loves pushing the buttons on the phone that is on the wall in there.

From Mom: Madeline has started to initiate the “good byes” when I drop her off in the morning. She sits at the table eating breakfast and while I’m chatting with her teachers and the other parents, she interrupts to wave “bye bye” or to blow me a kiss. This morning, when I came close to give her a kiss goodbye. She gave me a quick brush on my cheek and then pushed me away as if to say “Enough now, Mom. Get outta here so I can play with my friends!” She’s certainly progressed far from the little girl who screamed upon seeing the front door of the school. Tonight during bath time Madeline used dental floss for the first time. I had to keep a close eye on her (so that she wouldn't swallow the floss) but she seemed to know what to do. She stretched the floss across her tongue, behind her lower incisors, and shook her head back and forth.