I can’t believe I have a kid in school! Real school – like with a PTA, field trips, and homework! I feel like up until now I was just a mom-in-training or something. My husband pointed out the fact that all of parenthood is probably going to feel the same way. Like – I can’t believe I have a kid in high school… I can’t believe I have a kid in college… I can’t believe I have a kid getting married! Weird, but true.
Jacob started kindergarten on Monday and Brent made fun of the fact that I was way more “into this” school thing than Jake. Possibly meaning I was even more excited than Jake (not easy) and definitely more nervous/anxious. I reveled in buying all new school clothes, shoes, pencils, crayons – the works! I can’t help it – I am a back to school nerd. I always have been and I probably always will. I love school! And I’ve missed not having the excitement of “going back.” Now I get to enjoy the fun through my kids. Jake goes every day from 8:58 to 3:22 – sporting a good sized backpack filled with his Spiderman lunchbox and matching folder, water jug, and box full of school supplies. He looked SO CUTE on his first day that I think my heart almost exploded with love! I am having way too much fun picking out his “school clothes” every morning.
I was a little nervous when it came time for Mom to leave, because he was looking a little overwhelmed and is typically very shy in new surroundings. But he was brave and so was I – and everyone survived. Of course I stayed to spy for awhile, and then worried all day. But to my relief he had a great first day, loves his teacher, and has had nothing but good things to report ever since! I still feel a little tug on my heart every day when I drop him off, but it’s getting easier – especially since he’ll still kiss me goodbye. (I know those days are numbered.) I just hope he makes some good friends this year and continues to love school and learn new things.
In other news – I broke down and rented a fetal doppler online about 2 weeks ago. It’s only $25 for a month, and since I had to go from 8 weeks to 16 weeks with no doctor’s appointments in between, I was getting a little antsy. Plus, I haven’t gained much weight and my belly is not poking out nearly as much as I thought it would be with my third. So the day it came I immediately ripped open the package and yanked my shirt up to try it out. No luck. I tried over and over again – very frustrating. Finally, I found the heartbeat for just a few seconds – but that was enough! I was so relieved, I called up Brent at work to celebrate. We use it every few days and it has gotten easier and easier to find. It is also getting louder and stronger! As Danny says, “the baby says woo woo woo.” If any of my prego friends want to give it a whirl, just let me know! I am almost 15 weeks along now and am feeling good. Less than 6 weeks till the big ultrasound – unless they do one at my check up next week, which I doubt. I can’t wait to find out the gender. Any predictions?
Leave a Reply