This is it...

So, this is it. It's finally here. My first born son is only six days from being 6 years old and is now a Kindergartner. Today he picked out his outfit and packed his little backpack and put his first homework assignment in it, and I will drop him off at school with his teacher and his new classmates. I'm so anxious to see how his first day goes. I'm excited for him, nervous for him, worried for him, proud of him. I think I'm feeling every emotion at once right now and being pregnant is probably making my feelings more intense. I don't know how many prayers I have said for him to be happy and have fun, to make friends and not be afraid of trying something new.

And then I wonder if my own parents felt this way when I first started school. I don't remember if I was excited to start school or if I was scared. I remember making friends but don't remember how long that took.

I hope that everything else we've got going on will help keep me distracted. Hopefully Shanon will get comfortable with our new routine soon and not be too upset that he's not starting school too. Do other moms feel this way when their kids start Kindergarten? Do dad's feel this way? I just keep reminding myself that he'll only be at school for three hours and then we can pick him up and he can tell me about all the fun and amazing things he got to do today!