First Day of School

It is official, I have two children in school. Where did the time go? You know, nearly every person you run into after having a baby, whether you know them or not, will tell you how quickly time goes and to cherish every moment. And of course they are telling you this at a time where you are awake half the night either feeding, burping or changing your little one. And you can't help but want to scream that you wish it could go faster. And then, little by little, you get more sleep at night. Their feedings grow further a part. And their diapers become easier...oh wait, that's not true. Their poo gets grosser and grosser the older they get! And then, before you know it, you are dropping them off for their first day of school. They sleep through the night, get themselves dressed in the morning and even brush their own teeth. So I suppose all those people were right, time does go by quickly and you find yourself longing for the time when they would just lay in your arms and you could have that special time with them in the middle of the night when the house is completely silent.

They of course did fine on the first day. I cried. A lot. We dropped T off in his class first, I cried. Then came K, I cried. Neither of them cried, they were eager to wave good-bye and explore their new independance without me. I cried all down the hallway, out to the car and to Starbucks. Each day was easier and easier though and they are both loving school. If half-day was this hard on me, I don't even want to think about what a full-day will do to me next year! :)

They both had such a hard time waking up for the first day of school