The final chapter – my baby has entered Kindergarten

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First day at CTA has come and gone and it has been a rollercoaster of emotions. For me. Garrett? Oh he’s doing just fine. As you can see in the picture, he was un-phased by his first day experience. Except for minimal tears at the entrance to his classroom, he adjusted flawlessly. Parents have a different end of the spectrum to deal with though – letting go and moving on.

I have been CEO of my kids’ lives for the last 7 years, and even after Sawyer started school I still had Garrett at home so it was a juggling act with Preschool pick up, Room Mom duties, class parties, and field trips. Now I am free and clear and it’s terrifying. The only thing I’m needed for is packing lunches, feeding them and getting them to the playground on time. Then I wait until 3 when I’m needed for homework. It’s daunting to have that much free time. I have it easy this week, with my hubby home one day and my friends and parents ever so kindly taking me to lunches, but next week I will need to find my own groove.

Due to my health I’ve been careful not to overcommit in my life and I still plan to do that, however I am excited for some new and exciting challenges – I will be Room Mom Coordinator for our school this year, along with Room Parent for both kiddos, I am assisting our PTO with writing duties and I am contemplating becoming a substitute teacher in order to stay within my kids’ school hours for a part time job. I have some decorating projects around the house that have been put aside due to lack of time that I’d love to tackle, and of course, I plan to see more of my friends and make a point to be more involved in their lives.

When I dropped Garrett off a couple of weeks ago, I felt a bit empty and lost. I am happy he did not share that sentiment and had a challenging and thrilling first day of Kindergarten. That is why we tested him for early entrance in the first place, to make sure he was where he needed to be. And he is! But now I need to get to where I need to be…where that is? I’m not 100% sure. But in the meantime I will soak up the freedom to sit back and envision a life for myself sans kids, during the day. Until 3:00, then I get to be CEO again.

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