Today is Éiden's first day of kindergarten

[janradder]

haddayr and I dropped him off in his classroom. He was a little nervous at first but then warmed up to the tub of blocks at him table and quickly began building a tower like the other kids were doing.

We said goodbye and left, watching him confidently build, and Haddayr started to cry. I didn't, and I thought I was fine. Until I went grocery shopping shortly after and watched all the moms pushing their carts through the aisles with their preschoolers, and I suddenly and fiercely missed my little shopping partner and all our silly jokes as I fully realized that a special part of our lives is over.

Comments

[stephanieburgis.livejournal.com]

*HUGS* I'm already dreading that moment for MrD, even as I look forward to it. Parenthood: such a weird mix of impatience and nostalgia...

[orbitalmechanic.livejournal.com]

Little shopping partner!

I was surprised at how much I missed our Saturday morning routine this summer (gymnastics, groceries, bookstore or other errands). At first I liked the flexibility but now I kind of want to blow off work to take V. to Trader Joe's and just wander around aimlessly for a while.

[mia-mcdavid.livejournal.com]

Oh, hugs to both of you!!! We are always losing our children, as they get changed out while we sleep for bigger kids and then finally grown people. How can they take our hearts and then leave us like that?

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

First day!! (Wait, why is your school starting so late?) For the Youngest Kid!!

Yay!

and Boo!

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

Truer words have never been spoken.

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

Believe it or not, it's starting EARLY for Minnesota.

Kids in St. Paul don't start 'till after Labor Day because of the state fair. Not kidding.

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

OH, honey! I wondered what the empty house would feel like.

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

the FAIR?!?!?

That's some messed up priorities

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

It's about bussing.

The St. Paul bus driver's union refuses to try to pick up kids during the horrible constant traffic jam that is the fair, and I don't blame them.

Towns around the area just sort of follow St. Paul on this, but this year Labor Day was so late that Minneapolis bucked the trend.

[glamberson.livejournal.com]

It sounds like Kaelin's first day of daycare... to a tear.

[st-writes.livejournal.com]

I'm all teary-eyed just reading this.

[rsheslin.livejournal.com]

I love watching our little one grow and mature and discover his world, but yes. Always shadowed by that sense of impermanence. Beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time.