Our First Report Card

I say "our" because at this age it feels like Josh and I are being evaluated as much as Olin.  Perhaps it will always feel that way come report card time, but at age 2, we really have no one to blame but ourselves for any deficiencies in little one's development.  Well, we needn't worry because Olin seems to be progressing very well.  As expected, he scored high marks in the social skills and needs to continue to work on his communication skills.  In total, his teachers assessed him on 50 development points!  I didn't know there were even 50 things that you could evaluate a 2 year old on!

I had to share what his teachers wrote in the comments section of the report card (or "progress report" as they call it) because it is very sweet and we are so proud of him!  Thanks for indulging me...

"Olin is a kind, tender and gentle soul always giving hugs and kisses to his friends. He greets parents and peers in the mornings, by giving them hugs and saying "hi" or waving his hand goodbye to the parents. He will copy or mimic his teacher's laugh or physical movements and then grin and/or giggle at his silliness. Once when a teacher was putting a child to sleep he walked over to the child and tenderly patted the child (just like the teacher) on the head and then gave the child a kiss on her forehead. He has recently been observed saying "I did it" after putting on his own jacket or taking off his own sheet. Our goals for Olin are to help him develop the verbal skills for communicating effectively and to start working more independently. We also have been working on his ability to go up and down the stairs by himself. Most recently he has shown interest in the potty and takes a turn sitting on the toilet and says "pee pee." This is a big step towards independence! Olin adds much happiness to the blue room with his silly ways and great laugh! We love having him here!"

By the way, the above was written a couple of weeks ago and he in fact goes the entire school day without diapers or accidents!  Unfortunately, that is not the case at home, but we are working on it!

Also, it's pajama day at school today and tomorrow... here are a couple of photos of Olin at drop-off this morning looking very cozy on this cold, snowy day in NYC...