A glimpse of pre-school

This may sound like a little thing, but I must tell you how proud I was of Sophie today. We were at Ms. Renee's Toddler Playtime, which she LOVES. She was really excited to be there and she ran around playing with the toys without a second glance back at me. She didn't even know where I was 75% of the time. This was a huge change compared to our first visits. Typically, Sophie would cling to me or play just inches away. She would walk in the other direction if another child came near her. Slowly, she has been coming out of her shell as we've been going every Friday. But, today was the ultimate! At the end of the playtime, all the adults put away the toys, while Ms. Renee gets ready for the next activity, running from wall to wall at the commands, "GO" and "STOP." I was having particular trouble putting away this tunnel that was suppose to break down flat. I assumed Sophie was standing next to me even though Ms. Renee had already started having the kids run across the gym. I looked to my left and right, but no Sophie. I looked across the gym and saw my little Sophie running along with the other children and stopping upon Ms. Renee's command. I felt like bursting into tears. She was on her own. She was listening and responding to the teacher. In that moment, she had straddled the world between toddler and pre-schooler. I was soooooo proud of her! Even now, I am tearing up telling you about it.