Out-standing

It was Migo's first day in nursery school yesterday. He stood out - actually we stood out of the classroom because he didn't want to go. Most of the kids had summer classes, so they had a headstart. We only found out about the summer sessions when we had him evaluated.

Anyway, it was exciting for me and Itin. We brought a camera. We almost brought a video camera! Itin went with us even if she's supposed to be in bedrest until the middle of the month.

However, for an hour, Migo and I stood just outside of the classroom looking thru the glass panel window. He insisted that he was "Baby Jedi" and needed to be carried. So we compromised and I had him stand up in a chair while I stand behind him so he can see the activities inside the room.

The teacher introduced each student to the class and gave them name tags. Migo still didn't get his name tag. The kids then lined up outside. The teachers formed a semi-circle around the students, sang and dance for them and asked the students to follow. I tried to have Migo join the the line but still, he refused.

A lot of teachers and even the school administrator tried to get Migo to go join his classmates in the classrom and in the line. Migo won't budge. He almost threw a tantrum when I tried to get him inside the room. So we settled for the outside view.

The good thins is Migo still showed he had good taste! If the teacher wasn't very pleasant looking and asked him to go inside the room, he would stubbornly declare "No! Stay here lang outside. " and would turn away from the teacher. However, the pretty teacher talked to him and he just shyly said no and let the teacher touch his hand. I thought that teacher will get him to go inside, but he stood his ground. (At least he's consistent. I remembered when Migo was hospitalized when he was 3 months old and he was well-behaved if the nurse was pretty and was fussy when the nurse wasn't pleasant looking!)

First day school was a little shaky. Today, my mom and my cousin will bring Migo to school. He always seemed more behaved or "mature" when me and Itin are not around. I hope this tactic works and my blog tomorrow will be different...