We have finally hit our last week with First Steps Early Learning Center, Abby's daycare center in Woburn. Abby started with First Steps when she was a little more than 4 months old- in August of 2011. It feels like ages ago now. She's been through 3 classrooms- the dreamers as an infant, the busy bees as an "older infant" and now the jungle monkeys (who have recently become the caterpillars). Every teacher in the center knows Abby- really knows Abby. They've watched her grow, start to crawl, walk, speak, dance, and sing right along with us. Abby has been surrounded by the same wonderful kids for a couple of years now- Luke, the little boy who first held her hand, Mia, the little girl who was always so excited to see Abby, Declan, the little boy who started with the center shortly after Abby and who always yells, "Abby!" when I drop her off in the morning, I could keep going- she's had special connections with each of her classmates. The center has been wonderful to Abby and to our family. I feel very shaky about having to say goodbye this week- the center has absolutely become an extension of our family. I know that Abby's moving to a wonderful new center where she will be happy but it's so difficult to leave a place that we've become so comfortable with. On Friday, her classroom will throw Abby a little goodbye party and Abby will bring in gifts for the classroom and for her teachers too.
First Steps recently created cards for the MBTA officer and who was injured during the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing and the Boston police. The MBTA officer lives in Woburn and the town has been showing him a great deal of support and appreciation. You can see Miss Abby's handprint on this sweet card. :)
On the brighter side, Abby is sick of the commute back and forth to daycare. She'll be starting in a center much closer to home and we can tell that in the long run, she'll be happy to spend less time in the car. ;)
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