Kindergarten (Mommy's version)

My big boy started Kindergarten on September 4th. It's bittersweet for me. I am proud of the wonderful boy he has grown into but I am sad he is not my little baby that I could hold with one arm anymore.  Time passes so quickly!  On to new adventures and my hope is that Casey will enjoy Kindergarten.  It started out a little rough.

The first 2 days of Kindergarten are shorter days then on Monday, the 8th he started his full day.  Here is a brief re-cap of Casey's feelings after each day.

First Day:
Mom: How was your day?
Casey: Good
M: What made you happy today?
C: Lunch
M: Hmm, did anything make you sad today:
C: Yes, the teacher read 2 stories instead of just one.
M: You didn't like having to sit still for 2 stories?
C: No!
M: Anything else make you sad?
C: No recess.
M: What? You didn't get any recess? (I was shocked, I didn't expect the teacher to keep them in the whole time.)
C: No!
M: Sorry bud maybe tomorrow.

Second Day:
M: How was your day?
C: Okay
M: Anything make you happy today?
C: No
M: Anything make you sad?
C: Yes we had to do art and we had no recess again.
M: Hmm, well on Monday you will have a full day so I'm sure you'll get recess on Monday.

Third Day: (first full day)
Mom's thoughts: Oh I hope they get recess today but it was raining during the night and morning so we'll have to see.

We arrived at school early so he could play a little before class began.  His teacher came out to round up the kids because they were going to have "rainy day schedule" which meant no recess.  Oh NO!  Well, hopefully tomorrow will be better.  I explained to Casey that they would have some play time in class but not outside. He was sad but accepted it.  So Sydney and I left Casey at school and walked over to the YMCA for Sydney's tumbling class.  We were sitting at a table Sydney having a snack and mommy filling out school papers while we waited for Sydney's class to start. Casey's class starts at 9am.  Shortly after 9:30am I get a call from the school nurse. Uh oh!  Casey had fallen, hit a table and split his ear lobe.

Off go mommy and Sydney walking as fast as Sydney's tired little legs could go home to get the car. Casey doesn't look too bad when we get there, a few specs of blood on his shirt and 2 small bandages holding his ear together.  Off we go to the ER, his pediatrician's recommendation.  ER is not too bad, they got us in pretty quick and the nurses and doctors were all nice and great with Casey.  Casey was really scared, he didn't want stitches so he kept crying a bit repeating "I don't want stitches."  Luckily, doctor just used glue.  The most painful part was when the nurse had to clean the wound by squirting water in it.  At the end, Casey and Sydney both got Popsicle's! Before getting to the ER Casey said he wanted to go back to school.  After he was ready to go home.  So home we went.

Fourth day: (second full day and no rain)
M: How was your day?
C: Good
M: Anything make you happy today?
C: RECESS
M: Yay! You got recess!  What did you play?
C: I played basketball!
M: Did you make any new friends?
C: No
M: Anything make you sad today?
C: Art

Fast forward 11 days.  Casey's ear has healed well and the glue is almost gone.  After about a day or two the bump and bruise behind his ear stopped bothering him.  He has also made friends and is always smiling when I pick him up at the end of his day.  He had his first week of homework which has gone well, not too much fuss. Plus, for the past 2 or 3 days he digs into the art supplies at home and draws and colors pictures.  He is also proud to show me what he has done at school each day.  My baby is growing up!