Pre-school

First Day of Preschool

They were so cute and excited

By day 4 this is how I'm feeling:

My heart is breaking

How do I know whats best?

This is literally the first time I felt like "Oh, I don’t want my kids to grow up"

I don’t want my kids to learn the realness of getting up and going even when you’re tired

Doing things we don’t want to do

Being told what to work on and what to play with

Having deadlines to complete things

Being fed food they don’t want to eat just because it is healthy and good for our bodies

On the same token these are all good things.

You have to learn to share and take turns

You have to learn to make smart choices over what is most desirable in the moment

Self-discipline is good

Life lessons are sometimes tough

Is it the best place for my children

Or do I turn and run back to what is comfortable?

Snuggles on the couch

Just one more episode of this “educational” TV show

Playing babies and riding bikes all day

Eating one more snack because we are only young once

I want to baby my babies

But now they are not babies

I have never been a mom before

But now that I am

I love nothing more

I look forward to seeing them succeed and grow

I just want them to be happy

It brings tears to my eyes to drop them off 

While they are kicking, screaming and tears running down their little cheeks

I know within an hour they are calmed down

Playing with other kids

Being taken care of and learning
Are they tired? Hungry? Adjusting to something new? 

Or do they really hate it? Are kids mean to them? 

Do they not get enough attention? 

By the end of the day they seem well rested, 

Eager to play with each other,

excited to see mom and dad and very pleasant. 

My little buddy is practically potty trained after one week

My princess is getting along better with other

So it is a good thing, right? 

Then why do they fight it and cry every morning not wanting to go

This is tough

Things will be good. 

It will be okay. 

We love you and appreciate you Josephine, but are excited for what's ahead, I think...