1st Day of Preschool

Big Steps by Little Feet

I just returned home from dropping the girls off at their first day of preschool. And it was a great success. I have been so nervous this past week, afraid that the girls would cry or not want to go. We have worked really hard over the past few days to prepare them for today, esp Emma--she doesn't handle change very well. We went to visit Mrs. Kim and play with all the toys and centers she has there. She was awesome with them. God bless her! I know it had to be hard for her to just let them run amuck with all the toys, but it created such a positive experience for them. When we got in the car, they immediately wanted to know when they could go back :)! Which makes for a very happy mom. We bought princess backpacks this weekend and all of our supplies to go inside, they kept asking over and over, are we going to Mrs. Kim's now??? I finally had to tell them that Mrs. Kim was asleep for them to stop asking...so Mrs. Kim should be well rested she has been asleep for 4 days.
They were so excited to see what she had planned for them today. All the way there, they constantly asked, "are we here mommy?" And while we waited in line, Emma kept saying, "I want to get out, I don't want to wait for Mrs. Kim anymore." When it was our turn, they couldn't get out of the car fast enough! When Mrs. Kim opened the door Abigail said "Look at me! Here I am!" and Emma said, "Can you hold my backpack for me?" Emma crawled thru from the other side of the car she was so anxious. Mrs. Kim had a sign that said Welcome Emma and Abigail! She is so great....and she just called to let me know that they are doing beautifully. She said that Abigail didn't want to sit down, she wanted to play. While we were on the phone, Mrs. Kim was having to tell Abigail not to take toys away from the other kids. She said, "That was Cara's toy, she might me using that. You need to ask her if you can have it." Abigail said, "Cara, can I habe it?" I am sure that Mrs. Kim will be VERY busy today. It was so nice of her to give me a call and calm my concerns! But that is just the way she is. She just knows exactly what to do and she understands how precious these little ones are!

I just can't believe that this day is here. In this moment I have a great understanding of why people have more children, when their little one's reach this age...not to say that I WANT anymore, but I do understand. It just seems that these past 3 years have flown by, I have tried so hard to enjoy and relish every single moment, but I still feel as though I have missed so much. The just looked so big standing there in front of that door...not babies anymore. I guess today is just the beginning of the "cutting the apron strings" process. Which is a painfully proud moment for mommy.