Lilly's 1st day of School at LRSH

Lilly started Little Red School House today! I hope she's ready...I am not sure I was! She was so excited to go to school....until she got there :) The whole way she kept saying "big girl" and I reminded her about where to go potty and to share, not to BITE and no hitting. I hope she is successful at one of those things. She did not want me to leave and there is never a good time to go - so I just left her with Ms. Isabelle (who I know is amazing) and walked out. Tears in my eyes and a quiver in my voice. I know that she is ready for this....it is just hard. Change is always hard. She needs the structure and the discipline. She needs the interaction with other kids and to learn to share and to follow directions. She needs this and she is ready for this. It doesn't make it easier for the parents. The other thing that is going to be a hard lesson for her...no pink! Yep - no pink blanket and that is going to be a hard thing for her to understand. She will get over it -- she always does and maybe we have allowed this to go on for too long, it is just her comfort zone. She loves that blanket! Oh how I wish I could do it all, be mom, work, teach my kid all she needs to know, be fun, etc...but I can't and that's why it is important to have people help that you trust.