As for this morning, I stayed home from work (beginning of the year meetings) to put the kids on the bus. Gwyn was so nervous that she started over-controlling things after breakfast. She had to put her socks on about 5 times, and then had to tell me exactly how to play with her legos. (Colin tried to play but was yelled at.) All the kids were smiles for pictures, but she didn't count on there being other kids at the bus stop. She was quiet there, even though there was another little girl going into Kindergarten at the bus stop. She only whispered to me once, (When the other mother mentioned her husband's job, Gwyn asked me quietly why I didn't say her daddy's job.) and then asked me to pick her up.
I had talked to the boys a few times about Gwyn, and that she was nervous to get on the bus. So I told them to help her find a seat, and then to give her a thumb's up on the way off the bus. (Kindergartners wait on the bus for their teachers the first few days.) So the boys took over when the bus showed up. I was kind of sad since I wanted to tell Gwyn one last time "You got this." But I didn't get to. That kind of bothered me throughout the day.
When the kids got off the bus they were all happy. On the bus, Gwyn was sitting next to the little girl (Addi) and the first thing she said was "Can I go to Addi's house?" So it was a good day. (She also fell asleep about 3 minutes after bedtime.)
I talked to Gwyn at bed time and told her that I wanted to tell you "You got this." before she got on the bus but I didn't get to. She told me "Mom I already knew that. But I might forget other times. You will have to remind me then." Ugh. Could my kids be any cuter?
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| This is when Gwyn saw other kids at the bus stop. |
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| Her face when the bus pulled up. |
1 comment:
So sweet! Everyone looks so grown up, especially Gwyn. I can't believe all our kids are in grade school now.
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