This was a day that I was looking forward to and dreading all at the same time. Having Carathy in Kindergarten every day meant that weekends and holidays would mean something different to us and it would signal the beginning of having to make lunches and snacks five days a week. It also meant that she was growing up. She would have so many new friends and experiences that I would not be able to control. But having her in Kindergarten also meant that she was becoming more independant and 'grown-up'. In just one month of school, she has grown into a confident 4 (almost 5) year old and it has become clear that she is going to thrive in a learning environment. She can hardly wait to learn how to read better and is disappointed when the weekend comes because then she has to wait three whole sleeps until she can go again.
The scariest change for her was to start riding on the bus. The first morning that she rode on the bus, she was shaking so much that she could barely eat breakfast. When I asked her what was wrong, she said that she was nervous about riding on the bus. Hearing that made me nervous that she would not actually get on the bus! It worked out well that her cousins got on the bus with her that morning so she had someone to show her how things worked and when I asked her how it went, she replied, "Good. It wasn't scary at all!" It was exactly what I wanted to hear. Since that first day, she hasn't looked back. She is thrilled with the new friends that she made on the bus and is excited that she can do it all by herself. I guess you could say this is just the beginning of the rest of her life........
No comments:
Post a Comment