Sob!!! Yes it's a baby starting kindergarten post.

[ScreamingMeemie]

Boohooo. I took him out today one last morning jaunt for old times sake. We went to look at the puppies at the pet store..sniffle. We bought him a new pair of really cool light up shoes...gulp. We bought pretzel sticks and cheese like we have been doing ever since he could chew solid food...choke. We walked out to the car, I put him in his seat, he put his hands on my cheeks and said,"I can't wait to go to school tomorrow" Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! It can't be so soon, it can't be.

[rocktivity]

1. I wasn't worried about my first day at school

because the school was half a block from my house. I figured that if I got bored or scared, I'd just get up and leave! My mother would have drop-kicked me right back there like a football, course...



rocknation

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. My girlfriend's son who recently started 1st grade (full day) started

putting all of his stuff in his backpack at 11:30. Teacher asks,"What are you doing Will?" Will replies,"getting ready to go home." Teacher tells him," You stay all day now." Will responds,"Who the Hell signed me up for this????" Cracked me right up.

[Drifter]

2. Look on the bright side ...

Kindergarden is that official point where you can begin charging them rent. ... Right?

Don't worry they always come back ... except it is usually from college ... and guess what? ... they want cash.

Cheers
Drifter

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. He is already such a money monger, if I charged him rent, he'd take up

residence in a cardboard box on the front lawn. ;-)

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. ...and so I thought we would have this quiet contemplative evening.

A nice warm bath. Cocoa. A reading of "If You Take a Mouse to School" and "My First Day of Kindergarten. Soft rocking in the chair I got when oldest was a baby, and reassurances of how much I loved him.

It started out great. Got the bath going, he growled that the "wrong" toys were added. I got soap (tearless) in his eyes, he stuck his tongue out at me. I tried to towel him off, he can "do it myself". He ran to Dad...I sat on a mound of damp towels wondering what the hell happened to my sweet soft baby boy.

On to getting the backpack together. He wasn't interested. I put the "supplies" (a bottle of hand disinfectant, a box of tissue and a folder-even though they told us they didn't need one) Boy supplies have changed. I laid out his clothes (pressed for the very first time since he was born) Bare with me, I'm going a little nuts here and it seemed like a good idea at the time. His sister comes in and tells me how much I am going to wreck his social prospects by dressing him gorky(?)-see shopping post for more about sister and embarassment.

Anyway, all set...prep done...ready to cuddle my boy for the last time before he becomes a kindergartner. Grab book, grab coffee, grab son...and he's out already. Pick up son, put to bed. Boy I cannot wait for tomorrow.

[oneighty]

6. You will be fine

Ms Grumpy, you will be grinning when he gets home.

180

[ScreamingMeemie]

13. ...with camera at the ready!!

:-)

[shugah]

8. first day of kindergarten is a hard day.

i remember! funny, my son had always been in daycare, so i was surprised by the tears as he got on the bus. starting school is the first step on the path of their own lives...

this is silly--on my (now a teen) son's first day of school, i did the best "traditional mom" stuff i could. i told my boss i would be coming in late, got up really early and cooked a huge breakfast of bacon and eggs, and orange juice, and milk. (generally, he just had a bowl of cereal!) well, we were up so early, that after eating, we sat around and i drank my coffee, and he drank OJ, and i took some pix, etc.

then: "finish your juice! we have to go to the bus stop!" he downed it, and off we went. about 3 minutes after watching him get on the bus, and sobbing my way home, i realized that he had an awful lot of liquids in the course of the morning. his bladder was not the strongest at the time, and he's shy (was then, still is) and i worried that he wouldn't ask if he needed to visit the little boys room...

so! i jumped in my car, beat the bus to the school, and grabbed his hand shortly after he got off and took him to the bathroom. tee hee. i'm a silly mommy, i know--but i didn't want him to be "the kid who pissed himself on the first day of kindergarten" for all of his time in school.

good luck tomorrow, MrsGrumpy! i hope your little angel has a great day, and that you get thru it with only a few sighs and tears. (go easy on the a.m. beverages ;-) )

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. You are so funny. Thanks for the tip I hadn't thought about it. I was

worried about him being the one who vomited. ;-)

[dolo amber]

7. My 3 year old started Head Start today

Got her all dressed and ready, trying not to be sad. She was very excited. I was worried she'd be a little freaked out; big noisy bus, bunch of strange faces and all... I took her out to meet the bus (the BUS!! 3 years old!!) explaining that mommy would be right here waiting for her, etc. I put her on the step of the bus, and as I reached out to give her 1 more good-bye kiss, she says:

"Mommy, that's enough. Now I'm getting on the bus, and going to school. Bye!" and that was that! :D

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. Heeheehee. I think we transfer our anxieties on to them...and in

reality they could care less. I just know he is going to go flying into that classroom. He's been dying to go. :-)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

9. In a few weeks you'll be crying because holiday break is coming up

and you're gonna have a house full of kids again...I JUST KNOW IT!!! :D

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. You are probably so right...I'll be doing it by the weekend.

;)

[starroute]

14. You want rough? My baby is starting his senior year of college

That's where it really gets scary. :-)

[shanti]

19. what's worse?

when they get the dreaded DRIVER'S LICENSE! my baby is 13 and talks about driving all the time. :scared:

[bleedingheart]

15. oh I remember the day I put my little bugaboo on the bus

and just as I was about to cry...his baby sister started sobbing like he went off to fight some war... I hurriedly had to pull myself together to help her get a grip....and then I kind of giggled in that motherly way about how cute it was...

[shugah]

16. SO! MrsGrumpy! HOW DID IT GO??!!!

how was your baby's first day in "the real world?" and, how did you do? don't worry, tomorrow will be easier, and before you know it, you'll actually get used to him being gone for a portion of the day. your routine will shift so that you start planning your day around when he leaves in the morning, and when he gets home.

i hope you had a good day, and that the smiles outweighed the tears.

on edit: deleted an unwanted letter. i really like that we can edit subject lines now!

[ScreamingMeemie]

17. He did wonderfully well, although tonight he has decided not to go back.

I, on the other hand, am afraid to show my face in the hallways of that school again. His Dad came home so we could take him together, which was a very good thing. He held tight to my hand walking to the classroom, didn't want to let go of me to sit down, but finally did. His little lip was all aquiver as he tried to not cry. Well, this was all a bit to much for Mommy today. So I kissed him real quick, and left before he would know I was misting up. Hit the hallway and man, someone get a mop. My husband was very good, being the point and laugh type most times. He offered to go back and check on him while I beelined to the car before I changed my mind and scooped my precious cargo back up. All was well, he was playing with blocks. My conclusion is: I am bad news. I should stay home and let Daddy handle it...It'd be easier on the children. ;-) ;-) ;-) I really hope he was joking about not going back tomorrow.

[shanti]

18. oh sweety,you'll be ok!

and so will your baby:-) {{{hugs for mrsgrumpy}}} i think it's harder for us that have sons, because a daughter will always be there for you, but sons are always in the process of separation from us. that's just life. so it's a bittersweet milestone, but savor it, cry if you need to. there will be many more!