June has been parent-teacher conference month at Ms Faye's Daycare/Pre-school so we met with Ms Faye last week to see where Esme's at. She went over basic developmental milestones for kids in the 12-24 month range and what they've observed Esme doing, what they're currently working on with her, and what they haven't seen her do yet. It was great to hear more about her day to day routine other than the tiny tidbits that Allen and I hear when we drop her off and pick her up. So far she's understanding everything they say in Mandarin but only speaking a little.
They say Esme's a very happy kiddo overall. She loves playing and interacting with the older kids and doesn't seem to have any idea that she's so much smaller than them. She's recently transitioned to eating at the big kid table but has a hard time waiting her turn for the food to be dished up. They've learned that if they give her milk first then she's distracted enough to wait for her food. They used to try get Esme to point to a body part before each bite to eat but she wasn't cooperating and they learned that Esme'd rather eat everything first and then she'll point to all the body parts they ask for. Looks like she's got her priorities straight ;) They're also teaching her to drink out of a normal cup instead of a sippy cup. Allen and I are not that brave at home!
Esme's now taking naps in the big kid room in the afternoon which was shocking to me. They just lie all the kids down on their own mat/blanket in the afternoon and she just follows suit. She still has her pack-n-play for morning naps though. Ms Faye said Esme really likes clapping to a beat and rhythms/music. That would explain all the singing she's been doing at home. It's so nice to know all the great things she's learning at daycare and we couldn't be happier with where she's at.
While rotating the old/new clothes in Esme's dresser drawers, she found this jacket in the new pile and immediately wanted to wear it.
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