Ok, so I just got back from enrolling Carter for Kindergarten!! I totally didn’t think this would be a big deal emotionally for me. I walked into this huge building…with tons of students…and thought we cannot possibly be doing this. I am too young…he is too young…this is NOT where I am as a parent…am I????????? So I sat with the counselor and filled out a lot of paperwork…and I know it sounds crazy…but it was all really surreal! Like I was listening to her…but not REALLY thinking we were going to do this next year…I can’t explain. Kind of like…”Yeah, Yeah, keep talking…but I don’t think I will be coming back:)!”
I had Kellan, my nephew with me, and Carter and Caroline… they were acting like 2 and 5 year olds act…and I kept thinking..see they don’t belong here yet…they are too little!!! Besides, now we are at home and Caroline is dressed up as bat man…Kellan is a ninja…and Carter is Darth Vadar. This my friends is what I should be doing every day…watching these precious children with all of their imaginations going crazy…thinking they really are these people they are dressing up as! Besides…Caroline is going to miss her brother like CRAZY!!!!
I know I am rambling…and yes I know that Carter will love it…blah, blah, blah…but for today this is how I feel…a little bit sick to my stomach!!
I guess for now I will enjoy these munchkins dressed up, running through the house, and asking for snacks constantly!
OH my gosh. What are you DOING?????????? Must I remind you that he really IS just a baby? I mean, look at this pic. http://photos1.blogger.com/img/92/5558/640/DSC00708.jpg
or this pic
Seriously, paste those into your browser. He isn’t possibly ready for K. I can only imagine how you are feeling. It can’t be happening. Let him stay in his jammies all weekend and maybe you’ll feel better. 🙂 Love you and miss you.
Oh my goodness…too cute…brings back a lot of memories!!
There’s always homeschooling! 🙂
I think you’re too young to be doing this also!!! this can NOT be happening to my bestfriend who I roomed with at OU… not my bestfriend who went to study in the library until the wee hours of the morning… girl… time goes by so fast. I keep thinking about when you told me you were pregnant…the first time… and my reaction… and now KINDERGARTEN???? It’s even wierd for me to imagine it… so I’m with you, just play dress up and imagine you’re superwoman!! because you are!! I love you girl!
Homeschooling crossed my mind for all of 2 seconds…but girl, I do not have the patience:)
HOMESCHOOLING??????? can i tell you how hard i laughed!!!!! only because it would be like me doing it! : ) you saying all these things is like dejavu…that’s where i was 5 years ago with brooks and now he’s heading to 5th grade….to a whole different school… with 1,000 more students than he has now!! the great thing is….i can still see that same precious boy that i did 5 years ago, but in a little bigger body!! what will be most exciting for you is when carter comes home everyday and shares something new that he has learned! there is nothing better than seeing their little faces light up!
Amber,
I remember this and felt exactly like this when I enrolled Andrew this past year. How is it possible that I am old enough that all my children are passing through kindergarten and next year I start middle school. I am on my 6 year of 12 years at our elementary school. Andrew teacher says I must have another baby because she can’t stand the thought of not having another Altrock. Enjoy it all! Every moment is precious and each stage brings new joys, concerns and victories.
Leslee