My son will be getting on a school bus tomorrow morning and I will be waving goodbye to my him! He is 4 and starts his first official “full day” of JK (Junior Kindergarten) tomorrow and I am supposed to be OK with that?
He is my baby and I am not so sure I am ready for this. He is child number two so I have been thru this already it should be smooth sailing – right? Did I mention to you he is my baby. But like a little baby robin … it is his time to fly the nest, (this is my attempt at sounding cliché).
How did this day arrive? I remember when he was born and his little blue and wrinkled up face just kind of snuggled up to me and we just bonded. There seems to be a special kind of relationship between little boys and their Mom’s. Noah has always loved to snuggle and calls me Momma from day one.
He has a few short days at JK thus far and they have gone fine. I picked him up from his trial day this Monday and went to the Kindergarten room and there was “No Noah!” The school bell had just gone off when I pulled into the parking lot signalling the start of recess. Like any other kid he had bolted out of the class on a hot sunny day. I found him several minutes later with big sis and a sad pout on his face. He looked so tired and hot, I knew he was ready to come home. He just wanted one more run down the big hill, off he went running as fast as his little legs could take him. I knew in my heart he was ready for school and will be just fine. He looked like he belonged.
Will he be able to walk up those big steps on that bus? Will he eat his lunch, be able to zip up his jacket if it gets cold, and how about the bathroom! Oh my gosh the angst we parents feel when our little baby birds fly off on their own. Will he listen to his teacher? I hope he is nice to the other kids and remembers to share and smile to the other kids.
Daddy told him the best way to make friends is smile. So he has been practicing his “ham-it-up” grin. Oh Noah…. Mom is just not ready yet. Is there ever a time when we are ready to let our kids wings expand and we just let them jump out of the nest and they instinctively know what to do?
Fly little Man – Fly High and Soar in the Sky – Spread your Wings and Know Mom will Always Love You …. My Big Boy!
Talk soon ~
Nancy
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