first day of school for miss c
By the time some of you will read this, Claudine will have started her first day at school. She’s familiar with the building and familiar with the rooms and the general curriculum. After all she’s gone with us to drop off and pick up Mia since she was a newborn and has taken classes there herself for the past 2 years. This, however, has not made the anxiety of starting school any less stressful for any of us. She’s not used to being dropped off and she won’t be familiar with the new teachers.
I don’t know if you can tell what kind of personality MIss C has through the stories and photos from this blog, but I capture her at her purest, most comfortable and chatty self. In reality though, if you were to meet her in the street, she would probably hide behind my legs, cover her face and not acknowledge you, not because she is being rude, but because she is really shy. Although I’ve seen improvements over the past year, it takes a while for Claudine to warm up to new people, and it becomes an even greater challenge if you happen to be a guy. You have to earn her trust, but when you do, you will be rewarded with the silliest faces, some of the wittiest banter from a 3 year old that you will ever hear and a personality with equal parts charm and goofiness (I believe she’s now the goofiest person in the house).
That said, we are not expecting the morning to be easy at all. We’re not really sure what to expect.
ps. a blog reader commented that she thought Claudine was much older, like 5, not 3 years old. She’s a super tall kid, taller than anyone else her age we know and even taller than some 4 year olds. She’s also very verbal and draws like a kid much older than herself. Also, she has a very big head. Seriously, that kid has the roundest head I’ve ever seen. I know it’s because their head shapes are very different (Mia’s head is a lot more narrow), but Mia’s bike helmet won’t even fit on Claudine. Like not even close.
update: she totally cried when we left. She ran for the door. Mark and the teachers had to carry her back to the room. We could hear her crying loudly all the way downstairs from the front door. I wonder if she’s still crying…waaaah, sniff.
Oh, hello there, baby Claudine. See? Big, round head. (baby c photo credit: chardean)
