Emma's Preschool

Olivia and I went to preschool with Emma yesterday. It was really fun, and I learned a lot. Last year, I subbed for Teresa when she or baby Gracie was sick and Kelly couldn't sub, so I'm pretty familiar with the school, what I learned was about Emma. The following are things I honestly didn't know about my "baby":

1. She can go potty without help
2. She can sit still long enough to listen to a story
3. She does know how to share toys
4. She can speak clearly enough for other adults to understand her
5. She can trace her name beautifully (won't do it at home)
6. She can count to ten (at home she goes 1 2 3 8 9 10)
7. She does know how to pick up toys
8. She can make it 3 hours without whining (who woulda thought)
9. She can be outgoing (she has a shy nature)
10. She really is a big girl, not a baby anymore

Poor Emma, now that I know these things her free ride is over! I think she gets away with more because I know she is my last baby. Well, she is three now, time to buck up and face the music. You do have to pick up after yourself, you are expected to listen the first time. She was playing dumb with me and I believed her! Not again, sister!

I really did suspect most the things on the list and make her do them occasionally, but seeing her with other kids and another adult in charge for three hours showed me she is old enough to do all those things consistently. Pray for me as I enter this battle. One thing I have always known about her, she is as stubborn as her father and smarter than her mother!