Despite my minor anxiety, the first day of school went off without a hitch.
Littleman, D and I joined some neighbours for the walk to school. Although it was hot and rainy, the kids were excited. We arrived in the kindergarten school yard to see a sea of kids, parents and umbrellas. Surprisingly, it was all very civilized.
Littleman’s teacher greeted us and showed us where the kids should line up. Then, because of the rain, the teachers whisked the lines of kids inside quickly. We watched our sweet boy walk inside his “big boy school” holding hands with a little girl he knew from daycare.
Throughout the day, I worried about how he was doing. Would he eat his lunch? Make new friends? Listen to the teacher?
Littleman is in full day kindergarten, but we still need care for before and after school. He’s enrolled in the daycare that is run in the school, so most days he’ll be dropped and picked up at the daycare.
On the first day, I arrived in the daycare room after work, anxious to find out how his first day of school went. When he saw me, he started to cry. No, not because he didn’t like school. But because he didn’t want to go home yet. He wanted to stay and play.
It will take me some time to get used to the changes in our routine (I will save my whining about my rather unpleasant mornings when I have to drop off both kids on my own without a car for another time) but, generally, I think I can say things are going well. My kid who used to really struggle with change and take a fair amount of time to warm up to new people, has adjusted amazingly well. I’m so proud of how he’s adapted to his new school.
Another bun (in the oven)? 
Aw, I love hearing how excited the kids are for school 🙂 I’m glad Littleman has adjusted well!
He looks super grown up! Glad that the transition has gone well. I can imagine the struggle to get both of them ready and out of the house on your own!