Yesterday was Kaela's first day of Kindergarten and I, I mean Kaela, made it through just fine. I've been so anxious all summer it was ridiculous. I didn't think it would bother me so much but I hate the idea that she's so grown up and doesn't need me every second of the day anymore. I'd considered all sorts of ways I could keep her from going off to school this year. But the day did come and I decided to be a grown up about it. She rides a bus to school so that didn't help my first day jitters. She marched right up to the bus, holding the hand of a little first grader who lives across the street, and didn't turn back. I, on the other hand, really wanted to follow the bus and make sure she made it off the bus and into the school. I resisted the urge, however, and stayed home. Later in the day, my mom informed me that she followed the bus to school for her kids' first days of schools and my friend's husband did the same this morning! Well, I should've gone after all! I was nervous all day. At the end of the day, while waiting for the bus, I started to panic that I hadn't taught her how to know when to get off the bus. Several kids got off and I still didn't see her. Just as I was about to run across the street and jump onto the bus, she emerged, smiling and intact. The best part of the day was her and Kyree running into each other's arms as if it'd been years since they'd seen each other. They didn't let go of each other the whole way back to the house. Kaela of course had a great day and she loved it. None of my worst fears were realized. She was able to figure out lunch just fine, she made friends, and no one was mean to her. Basically she did just fine without me. She did miss me a little (probably not as much as Kyree and I missed her), but the note in her lunchbox helped her through that just fine. And I realized that with only one child around, it's nice and quiet around here and I can accomplish a lot more in a day. So I think we'll all end up adjusting just fine. Getting on the Bus
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3 comments:
Precious! :) Thanks for sharing Kaela's first day! I must admit, I was thankful that Hayden missed the cutoff for this year! He goes for one hour to his preschool tomorrow. I'll let you know how that goes!
I'm so glad you both made it through the first day of school. I think I would have followed the bus.
I'm not looking forward to the day Adam leaves me either. Although I do look forward to him going to school and learning more than I know how to teach him at home. Kaela is so cute and all grown up! Give them a hug from me and Adam. :)
As we were moving out of our apartment last weekend I finally took down Kaela's Star Chart that I made her for good behavior. Can you believe I left it up for over a year after I stopped playing with them? I even considered taking it and hanging it up in Adam's new room but thought it would be silly. I did take a picture though. I hope you guys come up for a visit soon!
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