Getting out of my comfort zone is the hardest thing I’ve had to do. I’ve been in it for so long how can I just in a snap of a finger get out of it? I want to be that mom that can strike up a conversation out of nowhere and have the best time getting to know one another and each other’s toddlers. Can those mommy skills come in a manual please? I need to do this for not only me but Ivy. I can see myself in Ivy when we are around other toddlers. She does her own thing and plays by herself. But in no way is that wrong because we are perfectly happy being by ourselves. I don’t always want Ivy to play by herself either though. I want her to giggle with the other girls, play blocks or cars with the boys, I want her to have all that.
Let’s rewind: We walked into Brickzone Preschool this Wednesday morning. Ivy started to freak out…. She thought I was leaving her. I had to tell her over and over, mommy wasn’t leaving her. After she heard that a few times I think she finally realized I wasn’t leaving. Although anytime I would I get up she would run back to where I was sitting, point at the chair, and say, “Mommy, sit DOWN!” I think I sat at the Play dough table for a good 30 minutes while Ivy played at the play kitchen. Then Ivy discovered the table with paint…. I was dreading it but knew Ivy has never really painted and I knew she would love it. I sucked it up and let her go over. It wasn’t that I didn’t want her to paint because I did. It was because I didn’t want her clothes to get dirty…. I’m one of those moms. But whatever Ivy is A toddler she NEEDS to be one. I let her paint and she did AMAZING! Not a drip of paint on her, pat on the back goes to you girl. You did great! Time goes on and Ivy painted about 3 paper apples and two large pieces of paper, my cute little artist, I am one proud mommy because she is so happy!
After Ivy decided she was finally done painting she discovered the Lego table with three little boys. Ow ow Ivy… Look at those cutie-pa-tooties! Just kidding. She didn’t even care to socialize, she was all about building. Let me tell you my girl can build, she builds TALL towers. She always looks so cute when she’s deep in thought and concentration.
Toddler time was close to end and it was time to clean up for a dance and to end with a Halloween story. It took Ivy awhile to decide if she wanted to sit in the group or not but she finally did. After sitting down she decided everyone was done reading…. I never thought my child would be the one to rip the book out of the teachers hands…..
That pretty much sums up toddler time this time around with Ivy Caroline. I think Ivy enjoyed the last two minutes the most out of the hour and half we were there…. because there was BUBBLES.
Chasing Ivy 