First Day of Pre-K

I  have been so nervous...and excited...and nervous...about Mia's first day of school.  It's one of those huge childhood milestones that I've been looking forward to as well as dreading.  It marks a brand new chapter of her life that's beginning.  I wondered if she or I would get teary-eyed and cause a scene.  Last night we set out her uniform.  As always, she wanted to wear a dress, so we hung her khaki jumper and navy blue polo up for this morning.  Her little white socks and navy Mary Janes sat at the ready for the next day's adventure.  She had a new haircut, a bath, and a big pep talk about what was in store for her today.  But...was she ready?  Was I ready?

Anyone who knows my daughter will tell you that she was born ready for adventure.  She'll act shy for about one minute and then tell you her whole life story.  Sometimes our fellow shoppers at the grocery store get more info than they bargained for when they tell her hello.  Haha!  This morning was chaotic as I assumed it would be.  Wes had to work, so I dropped Quinn off at daycare and then headed to Mia's school.  Once we were alone in the car, Mia said, "I want to hear the Beatles.  Can I listen to Yellow Submarine?"  I guess she needed some good music to get her pumped up.  She also sang Eleanor Rigby and Penny Lane on the way.

Parents are allowed to walk the kids in on the first day, and I was so glad.  She wasn't scared or upset at all.  She sat in line next to her friends, Pearson and Riley, until the teacher came to the gym to walk them to class.  All of us parents followed them to class and helped them get settled.  Mia started doing puzzles with Pearson and Riley and pretty much forgot I was there.  After a few minutes, I gave her a big hug and kiss, wished her a great day, and left.  I almost wanted her to run after me so that I had an excuse to stay a little longer, but she's always been so outgoing and independent.

When I picked her up this afternoon, I asked her about her day.  She couldn't really remember much.  I think it must have been pretty overwhelming.  She said she had fun, though.  It was a great first day!