Star of the Week

Melanie would not let me be in charge of this poster creation.  This resulted in using all
baby pictures.  But it was HER creation, and she was proud of it! 

Before gymnastics class

Melanie was "star of the week" this week at preschool, which prompted me to update a little about her.  (PS - the kids rotate being star of the week; the schedule is set out ahead of time.  This is not an earned honor.  But don't tell her that).

We think that preschool has really helped bring Melanie out of her shell.  She attends for two hours a day three days a week, right across the hall from her fulltime daycare.  She has gained independence.  Some examples include: She takes gymnastics all by herself on Wednesday nights; she has never cried to go into the class, or during the class for me.  She has even gone to the bathroom by herself in the middle of class, and met older girls in the restroom, sharing her name & age.  There have been several times lately where she has seen Mommy, Grandma, or Gigi in the middle of the day at school, and gone right back to school without a fit (usually a mid-day interruption would mean she insists on staying with said interruption the rest of the day).

She is always watching out for Joey.  If she's somewhere that offers candy, she'll get him a piece too - or other similar situations.

After this gymnastics session is over, she's going into a combo class with gymnastics, ballet, and tap - should be entertaining!