First full day of school.

So Mateo's first full day at school went pretty well, but apparently he did cry off and on. And when they were making friendship bracelets he got caught eating his. I thought this was out of character for him until I saw the bracelets - they're made of Fruit Loops! I'm with him - I'd rather eat 'em than wear 'em.

He ate all of his lunch and loved playing outside so much that he didn't want to come in. This is pretty typical. When I first walked into the door he didn't see me, so I got to watch him play along side his classmates. When he noticed me, though, his little face crumpled up and he trudged over to me with his arms out. After I hugged him, he started showing me all the toys in the classroom.

In the true finicky fashion of toddlers, he didn't want to leave when I tried to get him to walk out. So then he cried when I scooped him up to go. But he enjoyed the walk home. (I had taken an empty jogger stroller with me for a run before I picked him up.)

On a side note, his teacher told me that one of the little girls kept saying, "Mateo is SO nice." He's already got the ladies after hime! I admit to feeling a little lost with him gone. I picked him up almost 15 minutes early just because I was impatient. My little boy is growing up!! His school is only 3 hours a day, two times a week right now. What will I do when he goes to REAL school?!! I can't bear the thought.