Murphy Memoirs: From Goldfish to Green Grouper!

Our little dude has "graduated" from the infant room at school (the 'Goldfish' room) to the toddler room (the 'Green Grouper' room). He transitioned for a week near the end of March by going in his new room for a few hours at a time - at different times throughout the week. Both sets of teachers assured us he was doing great, but it was still stressful for momma!

He completely transitioned April 4 to full time in the toddler room, and has seemed to adjust pretty well. Even though he was doing great at school, we could see the effects at home....during the transition week and first full week, he wasn't sleeping well. We had a few nights where he was awake from about 2 am to 5 am. (Needless to say...my gym time of 5 am went by the wayside for a few weeks!) As of today (knock on wood), the sleep patterns seem to be back to normal and we haven't had any issues. He is exhausted by 7:30, and sometimes even before then. In his new classroom, there is only one nap a day from 12:30 to 2:30. He was down to one nap a day in the infant room, but he usually went down when he was fussy and woke up whenever he felt like it....so, it's been an adjustment for sure. His face still lights up when he sees his old teachers - Miss Pat and Miss Jennifer - but we really like his new teacher as well, Miss Kelley.

He had a "going away" party in the infant room before he transitioned, so I joined them for the afternoon. These kiddos are a riot, and many props to Miss Pat and Miss Jennifer - they are saints on earth for hanging out and keeping up with these busy little ones day after day. We'll miss you!