Already??

Not yet!!
It's just about Back to School Time...
I'm not ready.
Back to school at our house means no more sleeping in, no more having Daddy around all day
to help with cleaning/cooking/whatever. And it means my precious little boy is heading to
pre-school. Bare with me as I tear up saying that.
It's finally sinking in. In a little over 2 weeks I will be trusting someone with a piece of my heart.
Tonight we went to the park here in Midland, just the 3 of us. Holding hands, playing on the swings
and talking about school. He is so excited. He's so ready. I hesitated at first, thinking maybe he wasn't
quite ready..Should I wait another year? But I then realized, those are my insecurities, not his. It's 1/2 days twice
per week..
He can't wait to run through those doors and start the year!
Although at first he was a little concerned because he won't beat "Daddy's School"...He's gotten over that.
I've ordered his new red LL Bean book bag. Cute, small...
He can't wait for it to arrive.
His first choice was of course pink, but we "guided" him to another color.
Probably shouldn't start out pre-school with a pink bookbag.
That can't be a good start...
Everyday he has a new question.
Everyday he wants to know what he's going to learn.
Everyday he wants to know who's going to be in his class.
I can't believe I was actually thinking he woulnd't be ready???
I'm not ready.
He's sooo excited.
Does his teacher realize what she's got? A little boy SOOO eager to learn. He's ready to meet new friends and color pictures and play games and sing songs and learn lots of stuff.
If I could, i'd tell her all about him. Tell her how excited he is, tell her that
He loves to color and paint, but make sure you don't interfere.
Let him create.
Once you ask him about what he's making, he tends to get embarassed and will shy away.
I wonder if she wiill compliment his new clothes or his new shoes? We spent alot of time picking them out. Making sure they were the perfect pair. He really wanted the character ones, but we had to go for practical. Ones that would be good inside the classroom and out on the playground. The practical ones are important to Daddy..He has a shoe issue..
In the end, he agreed.. Thats Daniel, always wanting to please you. Always. And always a thinker, sometimes in the morning he'll wake up with 100 questions. Like he spent all night thinking things up.
Will she know that he's very sensitive. You don't have to raise your voice to him, just tell him and move on. He'll remember. If you raise your voice, he'll cry..and that will make it worse.
Will she know that he loves to give hugs and loves to talk and will memorize every single song?
Does she know that everything she teaches him he will remember. I want to tell her, he may not sit still for long, but thats because he's so excited to be there. He loves to Read. He'll sit on your lap for hours reading stories. He also loves to "read" to you. Will she let him use his imagination and let him have his turn to read?
She should know, he may be an only child, but he loves playing with friends. He's not selfish and loves to share his toys. He will always make sure everyone gets a turn. She'll learn that he has cousins and loves them all with all his heart. Even the babies. Most of the little kids leave the babies in the dust, not Daniel, he'll make sure to stop, give them a hug and make sure they have a toy to play with too.. He will want to tell her all about his Grandma's and Grandpa's and how his Nernie has a golf cart and how his Daddy likes to hunt and how he fishes with his papa and Grandma Cilla lives on a lake. Will she have time to listen to him telling her all about whats important to him? He'll want to tell her.

I wish I could tell her. Tell her all of my fears. Tell her how to protect him. Tell her what he might need.
But...they will get through it. And i'll get through it.
Either that, or Steve will get a phone call on Sept 4th..
"Hi, ummmm...Mr Watkins, your wife is out in the hall still in tears, she's been here for 2 hours, you may
want to come get her..."
Yep..I'll be "that Mom"