She did it! She had her first day at Kindergarten! I wasn't sure how I would feel about it and if I would be sad once I dropped her off.Last night we had meet the teacher and she was a little shy about it. She had come up with the idea to make her teacher a necklace, even though she didn't know who it was yet. When she gave it to her teacher, that helped her to open up a little. She also met a girl named Lauren in her class and she thought it was so cool that she now knew two Lauren's!
This morning, I had to wake her up because she was not ready to wake up! She was so ready to wear her new dress and meet the other kids in class. Hopefully she will be as motivated in a few weeks as she was today. There was no pushing to get her to brush her teeth, comb her hair, and get dressed today!
Brian and I were able to take her to school together, walk her into her classroom and make sure she knew where all to put her stuff. Brian kept trying to get me to leave right away but I wanted to soak it in a little more before we had to say goodbye. She saw her friend, Lauren, from last night and so was pretty much ready to forget who we were. I was thankful that she was so ready but sad that she was so grown up!
As Brian and I were walking out, I got nostalgic about what we've had with her so far and that she will be in school everyday for the next 13+ yrs! No more taking her to playgroups in the mornings, running errands, staying in our PJ's all day. I know I'll have the summer but it just won't be the same. Michelle is my big girl now and we will have to make some big girl memories now!
