Kai had his first day of preschool.
He loves it. His teacher is Miss Natalie. The Friday after school started we were walking at Lagoon when Kai got a sad look on his face and hung his head down. When we asked him why he was sad he told us he missed Miss Natalie. He is a sweetheart. He has hardly ever been away from me and I find myself thinking about what he's doing and hoping he doesn't have an accident the entire time he's gone.
The week after Kai started preschool Carson started first grade. How did he grow up so fast? On the first day he told me I could just drop him off. That didn't happen though. Of course we had to walk him to the door and wait until he went in. Carson loves school and he has so many friends from last year and new friends. I have missed having him home more often, but he loves learning and is always so happy when we pick him up.
As we waited for the bell to ring on his first day he compared missing teeth with two other friends. It was so cute. Carson just lost one of his front teeth.
Today our Annie started Kindergarten. She loves it and has the same teacher that Carson had last year. Whom we love. She was disappointed that she didn't get a snack though :). She just couldn't understand it. In preschool we always had a snack. Even on the first day she told me.
With all of our kids in school I have been realizing that I am into a new phase of being a mom. My days are divided into two or three hour blocks between our three having all different school schedules and we haven't even started dance or sports yet, but I love it. It does make me sad to see remnants of what is now my former mommy life scattered throughout our house. We are in the process of storing strollers. None of them need one anymore especially since Kai refuses to go in one. A stack of the last package of pull-ups linger in the closet. Our three are all potty trained now. Kai decided to finally do it on our trip to California and has been doing great day and night. Our carseat that each has used is ready for storage. Kai is now in a booster seat. It makes me sad and it makes me happy. Having three kids in three years was busy. Gone are my days of pushing Carson and Annie in a double stroller with Kai strapped in the Bjorn getting asked with shocked faces if they were all mine. I miss those days, but I wouldn't trade these. I love them too.
3 comments:
such a sweet, well written post. i too feel the same way. life is changing, getting more busy, less days at home and putting away all the baby stuff. sad yet exciting!
It is such a bitter sweet kind of feeling closing one chapter and opening another. It is easy to see that you love your children more and more as they grow, but it is so hard to say goodbye to all those "pieces of babyhood" that were so enjoyed, and will always be so cherished.
I have noticed that, with the changes in my life lately, I'm not any less busy---even though my kids are gone for hours at a time. Have you noticed the same thing? There is still so much to be fulfilled as a mother. I find myself spending more time on things such as house cleaning & dinner, because I can now. I hope you are finding joy in your new adventure!!
PS: Annie looks like such a cute lil' poser in her pictures. :)
This post made me want to cry, I love it! So sad to leave one phase of mommyhood, but exciting to move on to the next, kind of liberating. Lots of adventures and excitement to watch them become little people with their lives!!
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