I registered my daughter for Kindergarten today. Holy shit. This can’t be happening. Where did the time go? Buttercup, I feel like just yesterday you were here:
Photo: K. Stevenson
And now I am picturing you like this:
Photo courtesy of Microsoft Clipart
Ok, so I’m jumping the gun a little bit here. But I feel like this is a huge milestone. She is the only child we’re ever going to have. We’ve gone through a lot of firsts with her, all of them “Last Firsts”. After I handed in my paperwork to the elementary school office, I sat in my car for a little while. Just sat there. I didn’t know what to do.
I went through my mental highlight reel. I pictured what I could of the day she was born. Such chaos! So early! I pictured her first gummy mouthful of baby cereal. So gross! So cute! Then pictured her crawls, walks and runs. Nothing has ever been able to keep this child down. Not an early birth, not a heart defect, not surgeries. Nothing. When I took a minute to look at it in that perspective, I realized she’s going to be ok. And I could breathe again. She is ready for this next adventure. I know it. But am I? I’ll keep you posted.
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My baby is also starting kindergarten next year. I get teary just thinking about it. How is it possible that my beautiful little newborn daughter is going to be in kindergarten???? Funny, I haven’t aged a bit!
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I haven’t aged at all either. Hmmm. Must be all that sleep I don’t get anymore…
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My good friend is a kindergarten teacher…every year she tells me that the moms cry more on the first day than the kids. She will be ready, you will too.
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I know I’m going to cry! Deep breaths…deeeeeep breaths!
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Awwww, she was TINY. So beautiful. Congratulations on making it this far. 🙂
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Thanks Vivian! Miles to go before I sleep.
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You will be… Love the post. Time sure does fly when you’re having fun.
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Thanks Jillian. It’s really flying!
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