Friday, January 09, 2009

First Day at Preschool


Did I mention that Wednesday was Elliot's first afternoon at pre-school? N took a half day especially for it. We knew that Elliot seemed excited to go, but we weren't sure how he'd take the idea of us leaving him there. We all walked there together, waited until the doors were open, I took off Elliot's coat and hat and gloves and then he just ran off... he had this silly little grin on his face the entire time he was there. I had to go up to him in the middle of playing and tell him I was leaving. He gave me a hug and said 'I love you' but I could tell he was so much more interested in this new place than he was in me leaving. Which is a good thing, it's great that there was no difficult transition period. But it didn't stop me from being a little teary-eyed all afternoon. When I got home, I curled up on the sofa with a blanket and put a movie on to try to distract myself from the fact that my little boy is so grown up.

6 comments:

  1. iow bless little elliot! My lil boy was the same, he just went in, said "bye mummy!" and that was that! He does have a tearful moment sometimes when i drop him off now.. it depends on his mood but it does make you realise how fast they grow! xx

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  2. so sweet!!! Oh they grow up fast and the changes are heart breaking!

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  3. Aw, he looks so grown-up! Glad it went well. It's so hard leaving them, though, isn't it. xxx

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  4. What an adorable photo! Preschool is coming up here in our house next year and while on the one hand I admit to looking forward to the peace and quiet, it does mean they grow up FAR TOO FAST!!

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  5. I have no clue why this post brought me to tears, but it did. How amazing it must be to see your child start school. I've got a few years until this happens. I hope he's still enjoying it as much as the first day.

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  6. Aw, look how happy he is!! And I'm sorrry to tell you, but time will only speed up from here. Cherish each second because you'll blink and...well YOU know! Wasn't he just a baby a few minutes ago??! ;)

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