The day was here: Kyle's first official day of pre-school.
We got in the car and was ready to go.
He led the way, into school. He seemed so excited. I was excited, happy, sad, anxious, nervous, scared....pretty much any emotion you could feel I was experiencing.
\He got his picture ticket to go into class.
We hung his raincoat in his locker.
Then we waited for the teacher to open the doors and for school to begin.
It was downhill from there.......
Kyle entered the classroom timidly with me. He was a little shy, somewhat nervous, and then Hailey bolted out of my arms into the classroom. I told her to come to me, we had to go and then it got REALLY bad. Hailey started crying because she wanted to stay and Kyle was crying because he wanted to leave. It is hard to describe in detail but it was a cluster of a situation and I was stuck in the middle of it, with tears welling up in my eyes and my heart ripping apart. When Hailey and I finally made it back into the hallway I didn't know what to do. Do I stay? Do I leave?? THANKFULLY a fellow mommy stood with me while I cried and told me he would be OK. She checked to see if he was still crying and then assured me he would be alright and I should go. I am so grateful for that mommy-friend!
I made my way back to my car, took a deep breath put Hailey in her seat and turned my frown upside down. Instead of being sad Kyle was not with us, I was excited to spend a little one on one time with my baby girl. Just when I got a grip on myself I got stuck at a red light and fell apart again.
Did I spend enough time with Kyle? Should I teach him at home? Did we do enough in his short time we have had together? Was I a good Mommy to him? Was I the best mommy I could be? I was a MESS. A police officer directing traffic at the intersection stopped me and asked if I was OK. I had to explain to him that I am just a ridiculous mommy who dropped her baby off at school for the first time. Thankfully he understood, and allowed me on my way.
I pulled it together again, and Hailey and I were off to the mall. I had a few things I needed there and what better way to spend some mommy-daughter time but to shop? We got there before the mall opened but we were still able to get in. Hailey wanted a snack and Dunkin' Donuts was open so munchkins and water it was!
We rode the escalators a few times and then Hailey remembered the pet shop. She wanted to see the bunnies. We went down the escalator again (on the other side of the mall) but guess what.....the pet shop was no longer there. Back up the escalator we went and into Newbury Comics.
Suddenly I heard "Mom I have to go pee." Me being the #1 mom on the block responded with "OK hunny you have a diaper on you can pee" Look, I had things to see and errands to get done a trip to the bathroom was not in the agenda. Then I hear "Mom I all wet." I answered with "that's what happens when you pee baby." Then, I looked at her. Yup, she is soaked!
How the bleep is she all wet?? What the @%#^$$???
I swoop my wet baby up go into JC Penny return some merchandise and see the baby section. I figured I'll get her something cute and throw it on. To my dismay there wasn't anything there that tickled my fancy so I called "C'mon Buggy" and I hear "Mama I poopin'"
Pooping?? What do you mean you are pooping?? You already pooped today you don't poop more than 1 time in a day.....I swoop up my bug go outside to realize I am parked on the other side of the mall! A short walk-run later we are at the car. I pull down Haileys pants to find poop EVERYWHERE! It was everywhere! And now it was all over the car too!!
Have you guessed it yet? I was SO FLUSTERED about Kyle starting school I forgot to put a diaper on Hailey!!!
It gets better.......I look in my diaper bag, no wipes! I look in my back up bag, no wipes. That's OK though because I always have some in the car somewhere....oh no, not today!! Thank goodness we had some water left from Hailey's DD snack. I used that and some towels that soap up when you wet them to give her a backseat wash down. I changed her, saw the time and realized we had no more time to waste! We needed to get back in the mall get what we came for and pick up Kyle. I was so anxious to see him again.
I got to the school 10 minutes early and saw Kyle playing in the playground. I was so relieved to see him having fun.
When I got inside I saw a little note telling me what Kyle did...I really appreciated it =)
They even posted pictures from the first day. It assured me that he enjoys school more than he tells me, and that what the teachers tell me are true. That he only gets upset when he sees me, because as soon as I leave he is fine. When I pick him up from school he always cries and yells "You don't leave me! You don't leave me at school!" Which of course makes me feel horrible.
To celebrate Kyle's special day,and to maybe hepl encourage him to want to go back to school he got a Mickey spaceship.
It was a rough day, but one that I will never forget! Laughter, tears, excitement, joy, fear, anxiety, and poop. I think that makes for a memorable day =)
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