It's hard to believe but today was my little boy's first day of preschool. I know, it's weird that he started on a Thursday in June, but that's the first day of the summer session. So, we've been prepping him for this for a while and he's been pretty excited, but I must admit I've been VERY anxious. But as I expected Cooper came through like a champ!! I can't quite say the same for me however. As we dropped Isabel off at Pat's house, my nostalgia started. It was really hard to think of Isabel and Cooper being separated for the whole day. Cooper's been at Pat's since he was 4 months old, so it really is like a second home for him. So I got a little teary eyed there, but as I got back into the car a smile came over my face as Cooper exclaimed..."Yipee, I'm so excited!" So off we head towards preschool. We get there, walk in, and within 10 seconds, Cooper's shoes are off, backpack's on the floor and he's up on the loft to play with the trains. The teacher even saw me and said "where's Cooper," as he was that fast. I went up and played with him for a few minutes and he said (as he's said a couple times in the last few days), "don't worry Mommy, I won't cry." Well, that just about broke my heart! What a little man! He followed with..."Bye Mommy. I love you Mommy. Bye Mommy." And that was that. After a kiss I walked out, got into my car, and the flood gates opened! It was definitely a combination of relief, happiness, and some sadness that my little boy is growing up too fast. The teacher said he had a really good day. He was very engaging with the kids and the activities, and much to his mother's delight, he didn't have any accidents! I'm not sure how I'm going to deal with Kindergarten. Josh may have to do that drop off.
