One year older

We have a first grader! How, oh how did that happen? I was tucking her in last night and telling her I remembered them placing a tiny little baby in our arms. I blinked, and she's off to her first full day of school. She gets to stay all day, she gets to eat lunch there. She gets to walk to the pick up area all alone (no brothers). Emerald couldn't be more excited. She came down early, all dressed, hair fixed (she has to do it herself), all ready for her first day of school. We love our little first grader and are excited to see how much she will learn and grow as one more year is added to her life story.

Calvin is usually our morning person, but he was grumpy this morning. He didn't want to get up at all. Then, we mentioned getting to spend the day with Miss Lindsey, and that brought him out of bed in a hurry. He's been asking all summer when school would start. He remained a little grumpy through picture time, through breakfast, but was happy to hop out of the van when we got to school. He is in his second year of preschool, same teacher, same class. It's a pretty easy transition for him. I am excited to watch his growth this year, too. I can imagine that by the end of this year he will be picking up books to read on his own, doing basic math, and much more. That is just the kind of kid he is. He loves to learn, loves to read, and wants to be about 4 years older than he is!

Zachary wasn't too thrilled with all this chaos. He wants to go to "tool" also. He is a bit confused to not get to stay at school with his siblings. Just a few short months with him at home, and then we will most likely transition him into the preschool, also. He "graduates" out of Infant/Toddler services at age 3. His name was brought up for a Sept. transition meeting between I/T, Spring Hill school, and us. He will be evaluated on his current skills, look at his history, and be observed in a play setting. We all assume he will qualify for the development preschool, as he is still lacking in some physical , gross motor, skills, and a little behind in verbal. If he does, he'll be in school starting in January.

How did my kiddos get so old? It is fun watching them grow up, but just not too fast.