Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Chaaaaanges

We turned in the two week notice to Kaleb's current day care last week, he has this week and next then he is moving to the Appletree Christian Learning Center that is 2 minutes away from our home. This afternoon we took a family tour of the new center (I had visited/toured already on my own).

I'd done my research before and know a number of families from my work who have their children enrolled in various Appletree centers and they are all happy and content. I've had a lot of communication with the assistant director and she has been helpful, kind, and great at assuring me that they know this is a transition for Kaleb and they are going to be working to help him work through it.

Seeing him today on the tour, you'd never guess he hasn't been playing in that room forever! He was buzzing all over, saying "Hi!" to the other kids, checking out the toys, and seeming pretty much okay with things. Of course, I'm sure it will be a bit different when it isn't a visit with us and it is actually spending the day there. But watching him today helped me feel better about this change.

The hardest part is saying goodbye to our favorite teacher at his current center, Miss Megan. She's amazing. Kaleb loves her, she has done great things for and with him, and she and I have developed a really solid relationship as Mom and Teacher of this wonderful little guy. I knew that talking about this move to Miss Megan was going to be the hardest part on me, I finally had a chance to catch up with her today (she's been out sick for a bit) and there were tears. I think it's a testament to the depth of the relationship that she's built with my son that she very seriously stated that we will exchange contact information and arrange for a play date so she can still see him. I'm getting emotional just typing this, I really wish there was a way to take her with us!

Not sure if I already posted about this, but Kaleb sleeps in a big boy bed now! We took the side off his crib (it is convertible) last Saturday and he has taken to sleeping in the big boy bed with zero issue so far. At night, I can barely finish the last sentence in his final bed time story before he is scrambling off my lap to go climb in his bed :) He is very proud of himself that he can climb into and out of his bed by himself.

Amazing things going on in his world, such a smart and adaptable boy. I know I say it all the time, but I really really am SO proud of him!