High Maintenance?

Friday was Parker's Easter party and egg hunt at school.  He was so dang excited... all week when I asked him was happening on Friday he excitedly replied "par-tay".  It definitely made for an easy drop off because he just couldn't wait to party and go on an egg hunt.  His teacher, Ms. Tessa, sounded awful when I dropped him off that morning, so it wasn't a surprise when I went to pick him up and she wasn't there.  When I got there that afternoon all the kids were outside playing.  Parker ran over to me, hugged me, and then ran back out to the play yard.  I was shocked because usually when I pick him up the first thing he says is "back"... and he immediately puts whatever he is playing with back where it belongs and tells me "let’s go!" Well not this day.  He wanted to stay and play! So while he was playing with all the other kids I got a chance to talk to one of the other Kindercare teachers who took over for Ms. Tessa when she left early due to sickness.  I was worried about how my little guy did when Tessa left for the day, but the other teacher said he did great.  She also told me that Ms. Tessa even texted her asking how Parker was doing.  How stinking sweet is that?! His teacher leaves work sick, and she knows my boy so well that she was worried enough to text and find out how he was doing.  As I continued my conversation with the other teacher I was told that Ms. Tessa favors Parker over all the other kids. The teacher proceeded to tell me that Ms. Tessa and Parker have a special bond and she loves my boy so much because she has seen him grow so much in her class.  I mean, when he came to her, he was practically a mute and a very clingy mute at that.  Now he loves on her, only goes to HER, and talks up a storm (well comparably from where he was at back in November).  I'm pretty proud of him too.  And I'm so thankful for the bond he and Ms. Tessa have.  Melts my heart big time.  I mean, what parent wouldn't want their child "favored"?!!?!  In addition to leaving sick and texting to ask about Parker, Ms. Tessa also sent me this adorable picture of Parker during the school egg hunt.

Then today came. Another example of my how my boy is sort of "high maintenance" at school.  Kindercare is set up a little different than most daycares.  The room I walk in to drop him off is sectioned off into 3 different rooms with 3 different teachers.  My son, like most 2 year olds, is a creature of habit.  He knows Ms. Tessa's section is to the left, but when we walked in this morning nobody was in there.  My heart soon went into panic mommy-mode.  I'm thinking, oh sh#*, Ms. Tessa must be out sick again. Parker must have been thinking the same thing, because he starts to freak out.  Ms. Gloria, the teacher in the other section is here and asks for Parker to join her class. Again, he freaks! So, what does Ms. Gloria do? Says "never mind, we'll just pack up my class and bring them to Parker". Omg, my kid is now forcing the other kids to "play by his rules". How embarrassing.  I assured Ms. Gloria that it's okay, he can just join her class in her section, but before I knew it, all 8 or so kids were packing up their stuff, moving the breakfast cart, and heading our way.  I was still worried about how Parker would react knowing that Ms. Tessa wasn't there, but he was okay knowing that everyone was coming over to "his turf". I kindly thanked Ms. Gloria, gave my little boy a kiss on the head and headed out the door.  God Please Help Me.