I had no idea that it was going to be this hard. I really didn't. Yes, I've heard mother's from previous years state how hard it was for them but I just scoffed thinking, "Nope, that won't be hard for me at all. It will be great. A new chapter open and ready to write in. No sir, I won't have a hard time at all."
Boy was I wrong. Sending your first off to Kindergarten is a heart-wrenching, emotional thing. Ouch. Of course, in true fashion, I documented everything I could. We start off with a picture before we leave the house.
Man was he excited. So we pull up to the school and of course I have to take a picture of him outside the school.
And then we enter the classroom and Jeremy makes his way through a sea of little kids.
And then he needed to hang up his backpack.
I wasn't going to leave until I got a picture of him with his teacher, Mrs. Lepein.
Then he found his seat, and I had to catch that precious memory.
And then the bell rang and I was unceremoniously ushered out so the class could begin. During the whole process I was completely fine. I thought to myself, "Yah, this is easy. Look, he is excited to learn and meet new friends." However, as I walked out the school's front door I began to cry, no . . . not cry . . . I bawled. My oldest was in school!!! How did this happen. What if the other kids are mean to him? What if he doesn't learn as fast as the others? What if . . . I spent about 15 minutes on what if's and then I pulled myself together because I had to go to work. So I get to the office and Travis asks, "So how was it?" And then I start to bawl again. So I finally gain my composure and Matt e-mailed insisting that I update my blog so he can see the pictures of his boy going to his first day of school. Like I said, I had NO idea it would be this hard.
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I understand Abby. It was hard for me to at least our kids didn't see us cry. Today I went and had Breakfast with her. and I think that was scary for her because the entire school was in there and they were butting in front of her so I made them go back. But Jeremy will do fine he will make lots of friends and he'll have lots to tell you.
Have a great day.
*sniff* *sniff*. We took him to his class orientation thing yesterday and i couldn't stand it! i was all sorts of worried for the little guy. He came homes yesterday and starting putting all of his stuff together and sharpening his pencils and everything was put in his backpack and carefully set it against a wall in the kitchen so that it would be ready for him in the morning. I can't believe it. This morning he was dressed and ready to go when i got up to get ready for work. After I got out of the shower he comes and gets me and says: "how about you and me talk for a minute before you get ready for work?" So then we sat down and he wanted to discuss what we were going to do today. He was all smiles when he said that he was going to go to school after he had some cereal at grandma's. Such a sweet boy, and i'm glad that he's excited for school.
That is funny, because I didn't cry. I haven't cried yet. With any of them. But then I am dysfunctional like that. My cryer doesn't work too well. I don't cry in movies, not often at funerals, in testimony meeting, (unless I bare my testimony which doesn't happen either since my cryer doesn't work properly, after all you have to have a cryer for that right? Right.).
I am glad you have survived. It is all downhill from here! Easy Cheesy.
It is sad when the kids leave the nest. I am all sorts emotional over rachel going to preschool 4 days a week. However she will be done at 11, so that doesn't compare to all day. I to will probably cry. I think we get it from mom what do you think?
Oh man!! I remember when he was little and I sat with him on the front porch watching the cars go by! And now he is in SCHOOL!! I can't believe it! Atleast he likes it. It would be harder if he didnt. Well, I love that boy!
I am truly Grandma Bailey because I worry over all sorts of things that I didn't with my own kids. Why is that?? I can't believe my little boy is in school either. As you know, I cried a bit myself when you came over and he was so excited. Before we know it, he will be leaving on his mission, then what??? Oh, well, I think about that later.
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