Brig Starts 1st Grade...

Sending Brig to Kindergarten was hard. Like, I cried all day and spied on him his first day at recess. But as tough as it was to send him all day every other day...I was dreading 1st grade. I did not like the idea of him being away from us ALL. DAY. EVERY. DAY. and I seriously, seriously considered homeschooling him for one year. Up until the week before school actually started I was unsure of what we were going to do. But ultimately I decided that the best thing for Brig was to send him to school. I wanted him to be challenged socially and stretch in many ways that I just couldn't provide at home. But I still miss him.

Here he is on his first day of first grade.

Brig Starts Kindergarten...

Just like that.

He goes to school.

And he is so excited and I am so excited for him...but man, my heart sure hurts. I am going to miss this guy so much! But he is going to do so great.

Today is his full, real day but on Monday he had his orientation where he went and met his teacher and became a little more acquainted with this whole school thing. And the parents got to attend also. While he was there, the teacher read a book about a raccoon who goes to school for the first time, at night. She asked why he would be going at night and Brig raised his hand to answer. She called on him and he said, "Because raccoons are awake at night and sleep during the day. Actually they are nocturnal." She was clearly impressed. And we were pretty proud!

But today! Today I am trying to hold my heart together because I dropped him off with hundreds of other kids and they are going to take him for 6 1/2 hours!!!! That is a long time.

 

 

 I know he is going to do great but I am a little sad about the ending of an era. However! I will now focus on the positive!

He was up bright and early getting his stuff ready for today. He told me he is excited for four things...recess, friends, lunch and reading. He has been looking forward to eating turkey sandwiches for lunch at school for quite a while now! He has some really good kids in his class and I hope they will become best friends- even lifelong friends!

 

 

 

Afterwards I was comforted to find a little support group of some of my friends who are also dropping their kids off for the first time. I was grateful that I wasn't the only one in tears! It was pretty hilarious to see us.

I may or may not have drove back at his recess with binoculars to see if I could see him. And I only left because one of the staff members came and asked what I was doing and checking out if I was some shady character spying on the kids. Nope...just a pathetic first time mom who is rather resentful of the school for taking her son for so long!!!

I can't wait to hear all about it at 3:30 today!!!

I sure love this roller coaster called motherhood!