SandyO's Blog: First day of KINDERgarten!!!

Well, I survived the first day of Kindergarten. I mean Hannah survived her first day of Kinder! Gabe and I both woke her up at 6:30 a.m and she happily got up to wear her new school outfit. She was pretty calm and just ready to start a new chapter in her life. Hannah has two qualities that Gabe and I admire- confidence and an outgoing personality. We admire those qualities not because we are proud parents, but those are two important qualities we certainly didn't have at her age. We were both so shy that I remember only have one friend throughout my elementary career! I worried about everything when I was little, as a matter of fact I still worry about everything.

The thought that Hannah would be scared of going to a new big school never crossed my mind. I knew she would be fine and I knew she wouldn't have any problems making friends. I worried that Hannah would feel overwhelmed by going everyday for 7 hours with only a 20 min recess and 30 min lunch. I worried that I would be lonely during the day and that Lulu would go crazy without her sister. I worried that Hannah would get hungry later in the day because she didn't finish her lunch because she was talking the whole time. I worried that Hannah would forget her morals and pickup bad habits from her classmates. All my worries weighed heavily on my heart yesterday as we walked from the parking lot to her classroom. Gabe was quiet holding Lulu and I was holding Hannah's hand so tight telling her over and over- "your gonna have such a great time and how nice to go to a new school so close to home". I guess I needed to say that several times to make me feel better about the situation. As we walked in her classroom she saw her name on table and sat down ready to start school. I had no tears to shed, I was happy, my nerves calmed down and I no longer worried. I gave her a tight squeeze and said goodbye and enjoyed the rest of my day with Lulu.