When I went back to the preschool around 11:00, a full hour before it ended, Isaac was in the playhouse. Before he could catch sight of me, Isaac's teacher Jennifer came up and told me that he had been having lots of fun, and that she thought he was adjusting very well.
I stood back and watched as he worked busily. He took something off the stove, set it on the table, went back to turn off the stove, and took a baby doll out of the crib. I then watched as a little girl, already holding a doll, came into the playhouse and removed the baby doll from his arms. Isaac let her take it without complaint.
I had been considering leaving without revealing myself, but I felt like I had to ask him whether he wanted the doll back. But as soon as he saw me approaching, he said with some urgency, "I'm not done playing!"
That was a good sign. He said he didn't want the doll, and in fact he had moved on to the fire engine puzzles, so I told him I was leaving again.
When I came back just before noon, it was circle group time again. Teacher Jennifer was leading his group in a song with accompanying hand gestures, and Isaac was watching her with a smile, although he was resolutely sitting on his own hands. I guess he didn't want anyone to get the idea that he might actually consider participating in a fingerplay. I again observed from a distance, but this time when Isaac caught sight of me, he happily cried out, "Mama!" and gave me a big hug. Then he snuggled up in my lap for the rest of circle time.
That was a good sign, too.
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