PRESCHOOL!!

Getting ready for his

first day!!

Does he look

a little

EXCITED?!?!

Mommy thought

she would be 

sooo ready to see him go.

But I have to admit,

it was hard!

All I could think about

was that first week

of his life.

Holding his tiny body

in my arms,

wondering

what his life

had in store.

Thinking about

milestones

like this one.

And here,

in a blink of an eye

we were

sending him off to preschool.

I am so proud

and happy for him.

Its only for a couple of hours

a week,

but he feels so

grown up.

When we arrived at school

I opened the car door

then playfully

closed it

 and yelled,

"No, you are my baby!

You can't go to school yet!

I am taking you home!"

His reply~

"No Mommy,

I am a big boy now!

You can have

another baby!"

UH,

that backfired on me!

That's OK,

you can be my big boy

and I will be fine

with some quality time

with my "baby" Seanie.

Mrs. Brooke

showed him around

his new

"Shining Stars" school.

There are 12 kids

in his class.

He had no problems

with us leaving.

As we walked out the door,

Jake asked if I was OK.

No, not really.

But I couldn't really describe

how I felt.

It was a different type

of butterfly

in my stomach.

Plus, it was turned upside down.

And, I didn't know

if I should jump up and down

for joy

or bawl my eyes out.

Then, today I read something

that put it perfectly.

I felt

"The Knot".

It was so nice

to see someone

put my feelings

into words for me!

And to know,

I wasn't alone!

He is a real

"direction follower".

He wouldn't let go of his

buddy's hand until I

literally went up to him, 

this wasn't close enough!

(that is what the teacher said to do!)

Time to celebrate 

with a fun lunch!

Even at lunch,

he was still ecstatic

and jumping for joy

over his new

big boy status.

What did Baby

and I do while

he was at school?

We had the

most quiet trip to Walmart 

EVER.

Without Big Guy there,

it made me realize

just how quiet he is!

But, it was very nice

having some one-on-one

time with my little guy.

Its something he has really

never had before.

Then,

we ALL

crashed for a nice

afternoon nap.

ahhhh....

we survived!

love, the rockinryans