I only have to survive 40 more minutes before I get the oldest child back from her very first day of Kindergarten!!!

Y'all I made it a whole day with her in the care of someone she isn't related to and I didn't even cry once. I got close like two times, but it was because I was so proud of her and because her teacher added photos to the class Facebook page.

I talked about this on Facebook and Instagram this morning. I love watching my kids reach these milestones. I try not to rush things, but I genuinely love watching them them grow and learn and do the things kids are supposed to do. I don't want my babies to be babies forever. There are definitely some ages and stages I miss, but I also wouldn't trade them for the stages we're in now. We've been there, we've done that and now we're going to do this other thing and it too is going to be awesome (and maybe awful all at the same time, idk).

We tried to do the obligatory first day of school sign photos this morning. I'm not sure we're cut out for this. I could have spent more time forcing them into standing still and things, but somehow this one seems to fit the day and the attitudes of the day perfectly. Plus also of course my kid is the one that managed to bust up her face two days before the first day of school. I feel like we're being judged already.

I'm so anxious to see if she's as excited this afternoon as she was this morning and I pretty sure I need a hug. Time to go find my shoes and walk the couple blocks to school.