She's Off to Kindergarten

My sweet baby girl left me for Kindergarten a week ago tomorrow. She was so excited she shot out of bed when I woke her at 7am. She carefully chose her first day of school outfit, eagerly ate breakfast and off we headed outside for pictures and to wait patiently for the bus. Lucky for her and me she doesn't get on until 8am! Neither one of us are morning people! I have been excited for this day to come, the beginning of a new chapter in her life. She is so ready for kindergarten. Eager to learn, make new friends, and enjoy her new school.


And then it hit me...... the walk down the driveway to wait for the bus, my emotions took over and I cried. I was not going to cry, not going to cry, she was ready for this and so was I. But I couldn't help it, just yesterday I was holding my newborn baby girl in my arms and now I'm sending her to kindergarten. I tried my best to hold it together, not let her see I was crying.



And there she went, up the steps of the school bus. I cried hard then. I felt like I had just sent her to the wolves. I was no longer protecting my baby. I couldn't help it, I had to cry. Who was going to reassure her that it was okay, make her feel comfortable in her new environment, not me! Bradley tried his best to reassure me and said, "if you think its bad now, wait until the day she gets married!" I guess he's right that will be worse.



I was so anxious for 10:30 to come and have my little girl back safe at home with her momma. She came home, all excited and anxious to tell me all about her first day! The report was all good, she loves it just as I knew she would.