The hard part is that Mia seems to be growing up so fast. An essay by Mia on "What I did over my summer vacation..." would include more than just our trips to Williamsburg and Utah, three weeks of day camps, visits from both of her grandmas and her aunts, it would also include a lot of milestones: losing her first two teeth, learning to ride her bike without training wheels, swimming across the pool on her own for the first time, and finding out she is going to have another little sister. Somehow it seems like her development has just been accelerating at such a rapid pace, and I am honestly not certain I am ready for all the changes. She even just looks more grown up!
In addition, putting her on the bus all alone, letting her find her own way to her class and around the day at school and back home at the end of the day alone, required me to really let go and trust how capable Mia really is. (Thank heaven for her darling friends, Jonathan and Alina Taylor. Getting to ride the bus with them has been a MUCH anticipated event and helped me to feel better about the whole thing.) I find myself already wondering if I have prepared Mia well enough to make good choices, to be ready to learn and make friends. Have I filled her up with enough love and counsel over the last five years for her to be resilient and capable on her own? It seems to bring out a lot of self-doubt for me, and require me to really trust in her.
Of course, she did great. She had one day of worry about starting kindergarten, but after that was so excited she could not sleep the night before. The highlight yesterday: she got to sweep up the cafeteria after lunch! If only the chores were the highlight of her home life too. She made two friends, played with Alina at recess, learned two new songs that she sang for me, and responsibly reported to me about the up-coming activities later in the week. I definitely had a harder time with it. Mia is ready, if I just trust in her.
To be honest, it was time for a change. It has been a jungle here!
This was a happy moment creating and sporting their animal masks: Maggie is a pink giraffe and Mia a yellow lion. Recently, though, Mia and Maggie have been really getting on each other's nerves. It is nice to have some personal time with each of them, especially with baby 3 on the way in less than three months!
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She does look so grown up. I am still in shock that our babies can be in Kindergarten. Where have 5 years gone? I was teary too when Jackson got on the bus and it wasn't even for the whole day. I am glad that it is going well and do think that all day may just be a bit of blessing with #3 on the way! We love you guys and miss you tons!
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