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Archive for July 15th, 2008

Where has my baby gone?

15 Jul

Tomorrow, this baby boy starts kindergarten. Where does the time go? It seems like just yesterday that he was this tiny. He’ll be 6 in October and I just can’t believe it’s been that long.

We went to Open House last night and got to meet his teacher. I liked her quite a bit, so that’s a load off my mind. He also has a couple of friends from preschool in his class. These 3 have spent the last 2 years together, so they know each other quite well. I know he’s excited about that. (Frankly, so am I…it should make the adjustment a bit smoother!)

We decided against the bus. I’m just not ready for that right now, and though the cost of gas may make this a short-lived experiment, I just feel much better if I can drop him off and pick him up. My husband is pretty adamantly against the bus, so for now my kindergartener will be a car rider. Which is fine with me! With my other half home most of the time, it shouldn’t be too much to deal with. He’ll probably have drop-off duty and I’ll have pick-ups. Once the baby arrives, we may have to make adjustments but for now I think it’s the best plan for us.

So tomorrow my first baby is off to school. My older brother and his wife just had their first child yesterday and I so want to tell them not to blink because they’ll miss something. I won’t, because when I got advice like that I usually just rolled my eyes. In those early days of sleep deprivation I just couldn’t imagine it. But it’s true. It all happens SO fast.