An update on playgroup (PG) experience.
3rd day (Wednesday)
En & Xuan managed to stretch their stay in PG beyond lunch hours. They had their shower (as they did on the 1st & 2nd day) and surprisingly took their 2 hour nap in school for the first time. Gong Gong and I pick them up at 3pm. Xuan was all teary when she saw us but En walked out happily, struggling to carry her little load of personal loot.
4th day (Thursday)
Both girls cried for a minutes at the door. Teachers had to carry them in. But it was obvious by now they do not detest school. They were simply more interested in the amenities which were leading to their school, and found it hard to accept the fact we are not going to these amenities. I guess the morning struggle will have to go on for quite a while since there is no alternative route to their "campus". At pickup time, Xuan ran to the door but no tears this time. En was nowhere in sight and we had to wait for quite a while. It turned out our little friend was taking her own sweet time munching her tea time snack. :)
5th day (Friday)
The usual 1-minute drama took place at the door again. Peace returned the moment they were distracted by some toys and their new friends. We could hear kids cheering for them and calling their names. Peeping through the windows, we saw older kids from Nursery sharing toys with them. Such angels! As Fridays are exclusively set aside for Gong-Gong, we went to pick them up at 3pm again. One of the girls in Nursery had just celebrated her birthday with a large cake, so we had to wait for 30 minutes, so the girls could slowly savour their share of the yummy dessert. Both came to the gate smiling today.
We were all hoping things would continue to be this smooth in the weeks to come, especially since Ya-Ya had left us on Saturday night. The girls had also made new friends in school, particularly Ran and Kel. I bet I'll hear a lot about these kids in future.
P/S: This morning (6th day), both girls cried before reaching school because Di and I refuse to bring them to the nearby playground. At the gate, both were still crying. However, En walked in without kicking a fuss while Xuan reached out voluntarily to her teacher to be carried. *Phew* Can't help but thank God for answered prayers!
2 comments:
It certainly looks like things are going on well with the two of them. You should be happy.
It always amazes me that the two of them have such different character. It will be interesting to see how different are my twins.
BTW the teachers and other kids have any problem telling them apart?
Hi Dylan
Thanks! It has been 3 weeks+ since their first day in Playgroup. Ya-Ya had also returned on Monday night, so things are looking good right now since both of them are settling down well in school as well.
My girls are indeed as different as chalk and cheese in terms of personality. Teachers and the other kids can't tell them apart yet. In the morning when the kids wear their sleeveless dress uniform, they could identify the twins from a birth mark present on Xuan's upper arm. After their afternoon shower, the kids will be dressed in polo tee and shorts. I changed the buttons on Xuan's polo tee to a coloured one, so the teachers will still be able to tell them apart for the rest of the day. But I believe they will be able to identify the girls in time to come. :)
You will not face the same issue since your twins are B/G combi. But it will be equally to see how kids of the same "upbringing" (starting from the womb ) could turn out so differently. Hee!
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