First Day Of School.

Dear diary,

Today’s the day our lives changed. 

Jonah - our biggest boy took the first step of his new solo adventure. It was only for an afternoon but boy was it difficult.

We’re standing outside of his classroom door and I could feel my heart pounding in my chest, I could feel the golf ball sized lump rising in my throat & the tears sting the corner of my eyes. I shook my head, looked down & saw Jonah’s beautiful beaming face. In that moment my tiny Four year old boy made me feel so reassured, he’d got this.

His eyes were burning with determination, his smile oozed confidence & his tiny feet tip tapping impatiently in his new school shoes we’d chosen for comfort rather than style.

He bounded into that classroom like he owned the joint. He darted from here to there, scanning each corner & finding comfort in the familiar surroundings he’d come to know on “Meet your teacher” days. He settled down on a table of cutting and sticking & was completely cool when we tried to say a heartfelt goodbye. 

I couldn’t cope, was he really this okay with this new change? I questioned myself - had I not prepared him well enough? Did he not understand what was happening in its entirety? Or had he simply had enough of me? Four years by my side really must be all he could bare, right? 

We left the classroom and I bit my lip, holding back the tears I knew were imminent. 

I took a deep breath and heard a knocking sound from behind. It was Jonah & he was smiling from ear to ear, waving from his classroom window.

Our little 8lb 8oz newborn baby was now a big four year old school boy and he’s taken to it like an absolute trooper. He had the most enjoyable first day of school and luckily, he’s so excited to go again. 

During the school preparations I think I googled “is four years old too young for school” about 1263 times!! 

Turns out it’s perfectly fine for four year olds to begin school and they take to it like a duck to water - who knew? 

I’m so unbelievably proud of our little boy. 

What an amazing little soul he is, his teachers have no idea how lucky they are to have the pleasure of his company for the next year. I’m already looking forward to the weekends! 

Until next time, Diary.