First Day of School: Alex in Kindergarten

 

 My baby boy...or my big boy, however you want to look at it...is off to school. We've been gearing up for the big change by altering our schedule to fit that of one conducive to school. The kiddos used to go to bed at 8:30 every night and would drift off to sleep (eventually) around 9:30 or 10:00. I have night owls. What can I say? They would then wake up at their own accord the next morning between 7:30 and 9:00. School starts at 8:00 so I upped their bedtime by half an hour and wake them up at 7:00 each morning. It is going great for Abby who loves her new schedule and drops to sleep in about 10 minutes flat. Alex, the one who actually needs his sleep for a full day of school, is fighting it tooth and nail. Today was his first day of school and it was only half a day but I could tell that the lack of sleep will catch him soon. He actually went to bed without arguing tonight.

His first day was a great one and I was super proud of him for how grown up he was about the entire thing. He went straight to his class line-up in the gym and sat with his teacher without so much as batting an eye. He gave me a big hug and blew me a kiss and I said bye to him. Yep. I cried. I turned around so he wouldn't see me, but it was one of the most heart wrenching moments for me to see him off to all-day school. How do I have a kindergartener already?? Abby and I met him for lunch in a desperate attempt to monitor his food allergies until he can get the hang of it without me being there. I figure I have one or two months until he wants me outta there and flying solo. He said he wants me to come every day. We'll see how that goes. I'm super worried as almost every kid at the table had Peanut-butter or milk in some form or another, but I'm putting faith in God and praying daily about the whole situation. He's as smart as a whip and really great about being careful around food. I've taught him well. So one day at a time.

He already made a friend according to his own words. He talked about him all day after getting home. I'm so proud of my social butterfly. I can't wait to see how far he'll fly in school. He's a great kid and I couldn't ask for better. Alex: my little kindergartener.