Noah has had his first day at “school” and so far he loves it!

He’s going to a lovely, big home here in Boulder with a giant backyard and large rooms inside to run around with the other kids.

He’s made friends with the kids there already, and a friend from his Mommy/kids group, Maddie, is also going to this same nanny care school.

There are a ton of new toys and the people there are great, so he’s having a big time.

We’ll send some photos of him at his new school when we get them.

Here are some updates that they sent out about his experiences on his first day there:

Hi there!

I just wanted to update you both and let you know little Noah is doing great, and he has transitioned very well. Not a tear shed so far! He has enjoyed playing with his already new and old friends here. They have been outside most of the morning with hoods up and warm jackets on. He did, within 5 seconds I might add , run to the trampoline and was managing quite well to sneak in under the mesh guarding before being captured (licensing does not allow for children during business hours to use tramp, sorry). We red-directed him to the swing set and he transitioned with ease. Noah has asked for “momma” several times, and we have responded with confidence “momma’s at work and will be back soon.” He has accepted this without a tear shed, and at one point he said “see” and went to the door. We took him outside and showed him the empty driveway, and without a tear shed, he accepted that as well. He has drank some milk with his blanket as well as cheese for snack. He is currently about to transition to yoga here in just a few minutes.

He has done remarkable well, and I hope you are doing well too Bari as I know this is tough on you. In my eyes, you are doing really well as I was telling Forest, I followed my eldest to preschool every day and never left for two weeks. The teachers were very kind, but silly me!;-) It is very hard, and I completely understand the heart strings that are being pulled today!;-)

Have a great day, and I hope to have photos for you with the next update.

Cheers,
Robin

Hi Bari and Forest,

He is still doing really well. He has not cried yet, but when Mandy left all children at the table to go get the snack from inside ( number 2, I might add which is rare) he “whimpered” for a half a second and was quite fine when Mandy returned with an apple and his “yogurt fruit”. He has said “more apple” and “eat” directing to the fridge several times today. We do accommodate the children’s eating habits as we know they can be sporadic at times. Some days are light and other days they eat often! Today seems like a grazing day!
Yoga was done on the grass outside today, per Ella’s request. They did stretching, touching their toes, balance on one leg attempts, reach to the sky and arch their back etc. Noah is a very agile child!
He has had a very active, stimulating day, so my guess is nap time will be a breeze as he will be exhausted. I will however let you know if it doesn’t work or if he struggles with transition.

More updates to follow. I know it’s like getting “ice-cream” with every update, so I’ll send you several “licks” today! This is our normal process for new kiddos, but they do taper off to one at most 2 a day once transitional phase is over.
Thanks so much for choosing us! It is always our pleasure, and privilege!

Cheers,
Robin & Mandy

Hello to all,

I hope everyone is enjoying this lovely sunny day!

We have a full house here and have been having non-stop fun. We are happy to announce adding a new member to our group, named Noah, who is here for the first time today. We are having a wonderful time with Noah and he is settling in great.

This morning we started our day greeting each other followed by puzzle-play and story time. Then, Mandy led a super duper Yoga lesson. We all got great stretches as we tried new body movements and copied each other’s Wigglies. Lunch was a pleasant time full of practicing our independence skills while talking about all the colors around us, especially our food. We are still focusing on the color Green, so the children were delighted to discover that Madelyn had green edamame, Ella had green spinach, Sawyer had a green lunch bag, and Jane and Noah were able to point out the green fabric on our table cloth.

Everyone is now down for a warm and cozy nap. With all the cribs full today, Ella has tried napping on a cot and went to sleep with ease near Sawyer. Upon waking, we will all enjoy a full table of friends at snack time, followed by dress up, music and dance time. We will also go outside to feed the chickens and gather the eggs.

At pick up, we will have more nice stories to share.

See you then,
Laura and Robin