August 17, 2007
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Back to School
Back to school is the topic this time at InternetIsland
Back to school is a topic that has been on my mind a lot the past two weeks. On the 27th I will have two going to school. Last year my little girl started Kindergarten. She will be in first grade this year, with a teacher that is totally new, first year teaching. My little preemie will be in Kindergarten. He is lucky, he will have the same teacher his sister had. That teacher is so nice and wonderful.
Back to school is always a busy busy time. There are parents meeting with the teacher if you are the parent of a kindergarten child. Then there are back to school nights where the students get to see their room and the teacher before school starts. All those sorts of things. There are bus schedules and all those sorts of thing. Getting book bags and lunch boxes all prepared to go. So many things for a parent to do.
Then on the first day of school my little preemie doesn’t go like normal. His sister will get on the bus at 8:09am but he won’t. Nope they make things even more complicated for the parents. Not to say that I don’t think this idea is a good one. I do. On the first day of Kindergarten parents and children go together and stay together and its only for an hour. It helps the children get used to the environment. It is a good idea, but it is more work for the parent. My little preemie will be going full day to kindergarten Monday through Friday. He will be getting speech help. They think we will see a big difference within the first month. That is exciting. The thought that others, other then us, will be able to understand clearly what he is saying.
It will be weird though. My house will seem quite empty. It will be just me and the baby at home, and he isn’t much of a baby anymore at 3 years old. He has never had mommy all to himself. It will be interesting to see how he reacts to being home alone with mommy.
I am thinking of looking for activities in the area for me and the little one to do. Maybe look for a good Mommy and me program at a church or preschool activities at the library. It just seems like so much more can be done activity wise where you only have one child to take every where. This will be so weird for the first bit until I get used to it. It took me about 3 months to get used to the fact that I only had two during the day and not three. Now I will have to get used to only having one. He will have to get used to not having his brother to play with. His brother has been there to play with since the day the little one was born. Having mommy all to himself will be something really new.
School days, school days……..A memorable time in a child and parents life. A time of change. A time of fun.
They grow up so fast.
Comments (11)
Dear Kristen,
This is an excellent example of the posts I like to read. You are informative and emotional at the same time. I, of course, as a man, will never know what it must be like to be a mother, no matter how many books I read or movies I see. It’s little blog articles like yours here which give me perspecives I don’t have. I know you and your little one will find lots to explore, experience, and enjoy, and your two little ones at school will grow up and into such wonderful personalities.
I love their smiles. They look absolutely delightful. Like little angels.
Thank you, as usual, for your participation in the Internet Island.
Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool
I pray that you are blessed with many wonderful moments this year of what your children discover in learning at school as well as for the quality time that you will now have to spend with your little one.
Awww…your babies are adorable! I also have a 3-year-old at home and two older kids in school, but Jack has a 1-year-old baby brother so it’s not exactly just the two of us. We walked to the school together to pick up Alex and Maggie while the baby slept at home (daddy was home from work to watch him) and he got to ride on my shoulders part of the way. It’s little things like that…I hope they all remember. Enjoy your time together, even if it’s just coloring with crayons or putting together a PB & J sandwich!
Great pic! And great entry, too! Personally, back-to-school time still gives me the willies!
The first few days are always exciting and faced with a bit of trepidation. I pray that all your little ones have great teachers and love school. I like that picture.
Heather
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As mothers, we have to learn all the time. May god give us strength!
Back to school time!
I have no children…
But my siblings do.
I ask the kids go back to school.
Are you ready for school?
No, not really!
Your kids are absolutely adorable.
I remember that before I started school I wanted to go to because my older sister (3 years older) was going.
I would want to go on the bus with her when my mom and I would down to the bus stop to see her off, or pick her up.
That lasted until I started school. Then I didn’t like being there. Same for violin. My sister used to play. And I wanted to. Then I started, and wanted to stop. . .
I never had speech in school. I probably should have. My younger brother did. My older sister I believe did too. . .
Great Post
What a sweet story. They do grow up really fast.