Well, it's official. We have a preschooler. Let me preface the rest of this post by saying not only how nervous I was for her (those that know Addie well know that she can be a level 5 leg-clinger), but how nervous I was for myself. There is something so heartbreaking knowing that we have spent so much time together her entire 4 years and this is the beginning of the end of that, so to speak. I definitely had a mini panic attack or two in the weeks leading up to today that she was going to "school".
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| Still sleeping... |
She's attending the child development center at CAC which has childcare through the Head Start program. We are pretty excited that she is going somewhere so great. She's going 8-12 Monday through Thursday. We got to attend an orientation last week so she could see the classroom and meet the teachers. She was excited all weekend, and was pretty ready to go this morning. She cried before we left home, but that was I think because she was nervous about eating breakfast there (they get breakfast and lunch, hooray!). I let her have a granola bar in the car, and she made me promise to ask the teachers what was for breakfast. Once we found out today was pancakes, she was all about it. She gave us hugs and kisses and went off to wash her hands for breakfast with the other kids. We really couldn't have asked for it to go better and I am so proud of her! I am extra glad she didn't cry because I would not have been able to hold it together. I made it to the parking lot at least before crying. I missed her a lot this morning (Gage too). It was hard not to have her home after always having her there. I'm sure I'll adjust and like having the time to spend with Gage and get some things done around the house, or run errands with only 1 kid in tow, but for now, Mommy is still adjusting. :)
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| The traditional 1st day of school pic |
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| Inside the classroom |
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