Thursday, August 28, 2008

Spencer's First Day!


I can't believe this day has happened! Our little Spencer now goes to school all day! Rob and especially me, have been excited and looking forward to this day, but as it got closer and closer, we both started getting a little nervous and sad. Spencer would be gone from 8 in the morning until 3:30 in the afternoon. 7 and 1/2 hours! he would be gone, in the care of someone else, interacting with other kids all day long, experiencing so many firsts without me or Rob. So anyways, I basically just tried to not think about it a whole lot, because Spencer was excited and I certainly didn't want to mess with that. Yesterday was the first day. The night before I showed him how to use his new alarm clock, we set out his clothes for the morning, went through the routine, and then tried to get him to calm down and go to bed. I think this took awhile as he was so excited! He woke up to the sound of his alarm, and I heard him turn it off and jump out of his bed. He got ready, I made him breakfast (yes, that's right, I don't do this a whole lot, but figured it was a special day, so I made him a hot breakfast with the hopes that he wouldn't get hungry until lunch.) He even did his own hair, which was just awesome, (so hard not to do it myself!) and we snapped a few pictures and then we were off.



I dropped him off at school, took him to his classroom, watched him find his seat and sit down and said my good bye. -I think I did well. I held it together, I left him with a smile, and told him to have a great day! As I left, and the more I thought about it, the more emotional I got. Luckily I didn't have a break down or anything, I just kept telling myself that everything was going to be okay. As people called or asked me about how I was doing, I simply told them that conversation was off the table, until I knew I wouldn't lose it when I talked about it. So, I did my grocery shopping, physical therapy, nap with Carter, even a little housework, until it was time to go pick him up. As I waited for the bell to ring, I was still a bit on end, but as soon as I saw him walk out, smile, come over and tell me, "it was so much fun!" all my worries, emotions, and anxieties went away. I wasn't sad, or nervous for him, and was just happy that he had a good first day. He is such a wonderful kid, and I know he'll do well in school. He has a few friends from his Kindergarten class with him, so at least he knows some kids already. He thanked me for his lunch, and told me all the cool things he did and how fast his day at school went. So at least for now, he still loves school, loves setting his alarm, getting up and ready in the morning, and even homework. We'll see how long that lasts.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, I cried. He IS a wonderful little boy & we don't even doubt a minute that he will do good in school because he has the best parents in the world who will patiently love & answer all his questions & help him reach his full potential.

Congratulations, Spencer! We are very proud of you & we know that you'll be the best student in the class. Keep smilin'

Love, Gpa & Gma

Piano Mom said...

Way to go Jen- I'm proud of you for holding it together. I think it's great that he loves school so much. Hopefully it will continue for a good, long time!

Rachel said...

He looks soooo handsome and all grown up! It's good to hear that he had fun on his first day and that you kept it together...way to go! The novelty of setting his own alarm and getting ready for school should last for a while but probably not the entire year! So enjoy it while it lasts!

RP said...

Yay for the first day of school! I'm glad he had a good day. Spencer is so cute!

Our first day is next week and we have full day kindergarten here...I'm not so sure how that one is going to pan out! We're all excited though, I'm probably more excited than I should be!

Leslie said...

what a big boy, his own alarm clock. i can't believe how old he is. where does the time go? glad spencer enjoyed his school! how was carter without his big brother? good job mom!

Jennica said...

Ronni,
I was excited too, but just the last few days before his first day, I started getting emotional, so keep it together lady!

TC Jolley said...

Well Jen, you did a lot better than I did! Good job Spencer, you are such a great little man!

Wendy Christensen said...

Way to go Jennica ... (and Spencer). I cry the first day of school for ALL 3 of my kids - not in front them but usually in one BIG sob on the couch then it's off at warp speed again ... :) Cheers to 'back to school'!!

Jacy said...

I can't believe your cute little Spencer is in 1st grade! You have a 1st grader... woa!!!! I LOVE the pictures of him on his first day of school. He is so adorable! And you are the cutest mom... walking him through everything the night before!