All ready to go! |
Here's what I did without you today:
- I cried.
- I called my mother.
- I cried a little more.
- I cooked enchiladas for myself for breakfast.
- I prepped tonight's dinner and put it in the crock pot.
- I used the bathroom all by myself!
- I answered a couple of emails, and then
- I came to pick you up right on time. (OK, I might've even been just a tad early.)
Here's what (I gather) you did without me today:
Your very first school lunch. (You love your new lunch tin!) |
- You met some new kids (though you're insisting that the only person there who is your friend is the teacher, Lori).
- You enjoyed playing dress-up, and insisted on wearing a fancy necklace and a pair of sunglasses for most of the morning.
- You played outside in the sandbox and got some sand on your mittens.
- You got too cold after a while because
your mother didn't dress you warmly enoughit was cold and rainy outside today (and you have approximately 0% body fat). - You ate raisin pancakes and a banana for snack, then
- you hardly ate any of the lunch I packed for you.
- You used the bathroom all by yourself! (OK, you might've had a little help from Lori getting up on the big toilet.)
- You said, "Oh hey—it's Momma!" when you saw that I was there to pick you up.
About to leave home (you were not nearly this alert when I picked you up). |
This day has been a long time coming... and it arrived in the blink of an eye. For the past few months, I could hardly wait for us to find a good fit in a preschool for you (you and I have both been ready for this for a while, in some ways). At the same time, this moment sneaked up on me and caught me off-guard, and I found myself missing you this morning more than I ever could've known I would.
I love you deep and wide, as far as you can see and beyond. I love you with my whole body, my whole self. I love you so much it hurts. I love you so much that I grin through my tears and I cry while I laugh; I simply can't hold it all in.
Happy Wednesday to you, Daniel. Happy first day of preschool.
Love,
Momma
Much love to you, momma! Those big milestones are so wonderful and so hard on us all at once!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that it went so well
ReplyDeleteHugs to you mama!! It sounds like you both did just fine :)
ReplyDeleteAw! So glad Daniel enjoyed himself. Hugs to you as you transition!
ReplyDeleteOh, that is big stuff, but it sounds like it's all wonderful for your family. So much love to you and Daniel, and Jaymz, too, as you settle into this new routine.
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you guys! I know this was a big deal! How exciting for him and you but sad to watch them grow up, too. I still can't believe my baby will be a year old in 6 months and my baby girl is almost 4!!
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