Today has been a long awaited bitter sweet day for me.
My little Luke, is not so little anymore, and today was his first day of preschool.
I officially have a child in 'school'. This time next year, he'll be in full day Kindergarten and starting his 13 year school career. How did we get to this point SOOO fast?
He has been so excited about preschool, and has been talking about it for months.
I'm really excited for him too. I know he'll absolutely love it, and it will be a positive outlet for him, and help to prepare him for 'big school' next year. He'll thrive in a the fun, friendly environment filled with activity and learning.
I love watching my children grow into individuals, developing personalities, and talents, learning new things, and reaching new stages of development. It's an exciting time, and I hope I don't ever take these times for granted. But, as exciting as it is to watch them grow, I also really just want to keep them little. When they're little, they are in my care day in an day out, influenced mostly by only the things that I allow them to be exposed to. I teach them, I nurture them, I love them and I keep them safe.
Nobody else can and will love my children as much as Jake and I do.
Once they reach school going age, I have to hand over a large part of that responsibility to someone else. Luke will now be in the care of his teacher... she will need to keep him (and 21 other children) safe from harms way, and she will be the influence for what things go into his young little mind.
Many of his firsts will now be at school with his teachers, rather than at home where I get to enjoy watching them unfold. It's all a part of growing up, and just another stage in his (and my) life, and I know that a few months from now, it'll be a routine and something that we'll hopefully have gotten used to, but today my heart is just a little bit sore because my baby is no longer a baby, but rather a little boy, who is venturing into the world without his mommy for the first time.
My Sweetheart,
I hope you always remember to make good choices.
Be kind. Be Polite.
Choose good friends and be a good friend.
Let everyone see that sweet light that shines so brightly from you.
And always remember that I love you to the moon and back
Mommy
xxx
And always remember that I love you to the moon and back
Mommy
xxx
2 comments:
What a fun blog! I'm sure Luke will love preschool. I think letting mine go off to school makes me love them more, and makes me a better mom. It's crazy how fast time goes by! I feel like I haven't had my girls long enough for them to be so "old" already!
Your little message to Luke at the end made me tear up. I sent both my boys off to school this year and I know exactly how you feel. I'm so glad that Luke liked preschool. I thought of you today as I was there with Christian and wondered how it went for him (and you). What a crazy emotional ride motherhood is.
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