Today was Dax’s first day of preschool. I can hardly believe it!It’s hard to imagine my little boy is starting his journey of school. We are so proud of the little boy that he is. He is such a sweetheart. He really makes my heart melt when I see that handsome smile. I can not stay mad at that face…he’s definitely going to work the ladies with that trait! He is always coming up with all sorts of crazy things that make us laugh. And his laugh is so contagious. He looked so big and brave walking up to the door without a single hesitation. I know he will make new friends and love learning at his new school.
I’ve been thinking about him all morning wondering how he is doing. I wonder if he is being good and if he is using his manners. I wonder if he is going to tell his teacher when he has to use the bathroom or just twirl around doing his pee-pee dance. I wonder if he’ll talk to the other children and remember what he learned so that he can tell me all about it when he gets home. I wonder if he smiled pretty for the picture his teacher took that will go next to his name in the classroom. I wonder if he’s going to ask the second he gets home when he can go back. I wonder what letters they talked about and if he learned all the other kids names. I wonder if he stayed in his seat and took turns and shared. I wonder if the next time he goes back he’ll remember where his backpack goes and that he needs to move the frog with his name over to the lily pad so his teacher knows he is there.
I really do wonder all those things; it’s just a part of being a mom I guess. But the thing I find myself wondering about the most…
…is if he missed me as much as I missed him. Somehow I doubt that.
Update: A HUGE success!! He loved his first day! He talked all about the books they read, the cupcakes they ate (hooray for someone's birthday the first day of school), playing bean toss and the paint brushes they used with the "little hair" that they pretended were crayons. In true Dax fashion, here he is posing with his first art project.
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Oh, I loved this post. I am glad it was such a huge it. I really related to this with Tanner starting his Kindergarten. We didn't do preschool with him and I really did have all those thoughts and feelings the first day. I still actually have some almost every day. It is weird to not be there for all these new and wonderful things he is learning and doing. But, I love every day when I pick him up and hear how happy he is and excited to talk about what he did do and to see the things he has done that day come home. Enjoy Dax and his preschool days. So so fun! (He looked so cute for his first day too!)
I am so right with ya on all these thoughts!! Owen starts pre school on a few weeks and I already don't know how I feel about not knowing what is happening in his life for 4 whole hours!!! What he'll do or the funny things he'll say! It's so weird to think this is just the first of many times to come I'll have to let go a little!! I'm glad the day went well! I'm pretty sure Owen is gonna love it too!
Yeah for school! Loving the long hair.
He looks so cute and all grown up. All those questions are so true. I wish I could be a fly on the wall sometimes! Glad his first day was a success.
I'm so glad he loved his first day of school. He looks so excited to go. And so small in that backpack! Funny boy.
Hooray for school!! Dax and Brooklynn are going to have so much fun learning and playing!!
He looks so grown up Bryn and I love his curly hair! When I sent Parker and Madison to school all day for the first time last year, it was really hard to let go and know that other people were the ones influencing them all day... for the first time I really understood why some people decide to home school! Glad he had so much fun though... Watch Me Grow is such a great little pre-school!
What a fun time for Dax! He looks so cute with his big boy backpack and showing off his stuff that he did! I have to say that I would have all of those thoughts that you did!!! It is only the beginning of so much more to come! You are such a great mom! I hope I can be half as good as you are someday!
My baby boy's getting so big! :) What a cutie. And could those shoes be velcro VANS? I'm dying right now. Wish him luck again tomorrow from Aunt Jamie!
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