Firsts

I love the first day of school! I love getting back to a schedule. Every year I wonder if I should feel guilty that I don't tear up or get emotional when that first day comes around. I thought that maybe this year with Alayna going to preschool I might get that emotion that other moms talk about. but nope. She went off to preschool and I ran errands with just Jacob. It was so nice!

Ashtyn was so excited to meet her teacher Mrs. Hall. All she knew about her was she loves frogs. This year she is in a third / fourth split which means She will have to be a very diligent independent worker. Mrs Hall seems to really connect with the kids and is able to manage a split classroom very well. I have been very impressed with her so far. This year is a first for me, I signed up to be a room mother. I am very nervous and I don't know why. BFF Amy said "You just have to do parties, and you know how to throw a party."

Alayna was so excited to go to preschool and have Miss Lori as her teacher. She received a letter in the mail with a picture of Miss Lori. She slept with it for a week until it fell between the mattress. We pulled it out and she put it on her wall and would look and study it daily. So when I picked her up the first day and she wasn't just thrilled with how much fun it was I was a little confused. Later in the evening she we went through her backpack and she was more animated and excited about her day. It finally came out the following preschool day when she bounced out of preschool and told me the mean girl that wouldn't sit by her wasn't there. She is very sensitive to being treated fairly, even though she does not always treat others with the same respect. She gets so emotional about it as well. When she does realize that she has been unkind or unfair she will just come unglued and sob. So if anyone has ANY suggestions, I love to know how to help her find ways to cope. ANYTHING that might help a 4 year old....

Alayna started dance this year after watching her sister do it for so long. She keeps talking about how she will get to go on stage. It has been good for her to have her own activities to identify herself with. She was so cute and this is when I get emotional. I always get teary when I see my kids learning or developing their talents. Especially being Alayna's first real dance class and the sense of accomplishment she had doing each step made me happy but I also realized that she is growing up. {{sniff, sniff}}

So in this past week of firsts, Jacob got his first 4 molars to go along with the other 7 teeth that came in this past month bringing the grand total to 11 new teeth. Jacob did not have one tooth at the beginning of August. Hopefully he can have a break now. We love having our happy, silly little boy back.