In the afternoon, you would think she would be thrilled to be finally going home, as I am, but she has started throwing tantrums. I don't know whether it's due to hunger or lack of sleep...one of the biggest struggles for me has been not knowing exactly what she's doing/eating all day...or more likely just trying to express her displeasure with the situation . Whatever the case, it is emotionally draining and really cuts into what little time we have together as a family.
Then in the middle of the month Reese brought something home from school --a sinus infection, which became complicated when the antibiotics she had been prescribed caused an allergic reaction. She ended up in the emergency room with a head-to-toe rash and 104 degree fever.
So, just as she was getting into the routine of school, we had to keep her home for a week and a half.
It is now June and things are looking up. Reese is almost back to her old self again (tantrums included) and has returned to school. The last thing we need right now is more upheaval but next week she will actually be starting at a new preschool. A spot on the waiting list at our first choice school opened up and although it's not ideal, we decided to move her.
The new school is in Evanston and is really lovely. They have a lot of space both indoor and out, the teacher/student ratio is really low 1:4 so they are able to do a lot of different activities from science to art to swimming to walking trips around the community. Our hope is that she'll be more engaged and not have as much down time to think about how she'd rather be at home.
Wish us luck!
