Robert's First Day of School

Robert's first day of preschool was Friday. He did great! When he first woke, he seemed a little apprehensive and said he didn't want to go, but as you can see, he was all smiles when the time came to leave for school. I told Clara to stay inside until I took his picture so she wouldn't distract him. You can see her peeking out the window.

On the way to school, he kept saying "I not cry." I thought for sure he would have a hard time when it came time for me to leave. But nope. He went straight to the cars but did allow me to take a couple of pictures. I showed him where the potty was in the classroom and said goodbye. He said "I not cry" again and I was out the door. Easy peasy.

I didn't really have a chance to miss him because Chris had taken the day off to help me get ready to go camping this weekend, so my day was full. It was absolute bliss to get things done without him underfoot. I love the boy to pieces, but I've been feeling very overwhelmed with the most basic of tasks for some time now. He just takes so much of my mental energy; I feel like I'm running all day, but getting absolutely nothing done. I think this is going to be just the thing to help me get back on track and get things in order around here.

And the best part? He loved school. I was a little worried he wouldn't like it, but he had a fantastic first day. He ate a good lunch, took a nap and was dry when I picked him up. His teacher said he tossed and turned for a little while when naptime first started and mentioned me, but all she had to do was remind him I would be there after he woke up from his nap and he said okay and went to sleep. When I got there, he met me with a smile and a hug and said, "Mommy! I did miss you!"

So we got home, moved his carseat to the Jeep and were on our way to Huntsville for the weekend.