Pretty Uneventful First Day of Preschool!

Wow! I am one shocked mommy today! Justin's first day of preschool was today, and it went nothing like I had expected. It was soo much easier than any of my wildest dreams! Any of you that have been around me and asking about Justin attending preschool for the last year have known how much I have worried about this day. Justin has always been my more sensitive little guy. While he is more talkative when he is around me, he does take a lot more time than Katelynn does to run off and go play with friends without me by his side. I had no doubt that preschool was going to be a hard adjustment for him. I fully expected to have him clinging to me, screaming, and my heart feeling like it was being ripped away as I had to be brave and walk away from my crying little boy. In fact, I didn't just expect this the first day. I expected to endure this horrific event that I had all played out in my head for at least a week. So, with all that in mind, imagine my surprise when we arrive at preschool, put his backpack in his cubby, and I walk him into his classroom to find that he went immediately to sit at the table with his friends and play with a puzzle. I told him to have a great day and we would pick him up in a few hours. He barely said goodbye to me as I walked out of the room. It was amazingly easy! There was even a little boy screaming and crying, which I thought would make Justin more scared of being left and it didn't phase him the least bit. Whether it was all the preparation this summer and the excitment we created when we talked to him about it constantly over the past few weeks or the fact that he knew the school from being there the past two years and watching his big sister come and go each day, but one way or another my little man made me one proud mommy today! When we picked him up, he was so excited to talk about his day. He loved playing in the gymnastics gym and he keeps talking about "his friends" and how he helped a little girl in the pit today because she couldn't touch and he could. His teachers said he was a great listener and cleaned up his toys when they asked. He also was very proud to have participated in the weather today by hanging up a storm cloud on the board. He can't wait to go back tomorrow! Here's our proud new preschooler!

Today was also my first day where I really start feeling like taxi mom. My schedule four days a week now goes something like this: Leave the house at 7:50 a.m., Drop Katelynn off by 8:05 a.m., Drop Justin off by 8:30 a.m. Then I head back to pickup Justin by noon, back to get Katelynn around 2:30 for a 3:15 p.m. dismissal. Ryan has yet to get used to this new fun ride in the car. By the time we got to preschool this morning, he was DONE riding in the car! Hopefully he will adjust soon!