I remember the day you were born little dude J From that very moment you were like my ownJ I watched you grow, all too fast, you were one, two and then all of the Sudden you were 4 and starting your very first day of Pre-K . I never dreamed I’d have the privilege of helping you on this journey, but feel so very blessed that I can.
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We signed him up and we
went for his testing ……
The teacher was super nice and let him play with her toys….
Of course he picked animals, his favorite!
The teacher was so very impressed with how smart and polite
he was; of course I wasn’t shocked at all ;)
Then the wait was on…. I’ll bet he asked me twenty times
that very day, “Has my teacher called, huh, has she?” Wouldn’t you know the day she called to say
he was accepted, Jaiden was taking his much needed nap. I was so tempted to
wake him up,,,,,,,, then I thought a bit LOL and decided against it! I couldn’t
wait for him to wake up so I could give him his long awaited information! I
invisioned the oh happy day moment a bit differently than he took the news …….
Watch the video of his reaction to what I thought would be the happiest day of
his life (so far LOL……………)
REALLY???? I think maybe I was more excited than he was! He
was happy but when he figured out that the phone call he’d been waiting on only
meant that he would have to wait even longer he was a little disappointed.
Monday (August 20) was our little parent meeting (no
children allowed) although there were many children there and I wished that I
had broken the rules just a bit so he could’ve met some of his classmates. HE
couldn’t wait to hear all about it but again, he was disappointed to find out
that it only meant he’d have to wait yet again;) Except this time we had a
definite day!! August 23, 2012!! We had lots to prepare for before then so we
got straight to it!! We made the round of phone calls telling everyone the good
news and decided to take a shopping trip for book sac, uniforms, and a few fun
things that come along with being a big preschooler ;) So off we went, Grandma,
Nanny, And JaidenJ
Store #1 looked like it would be a blessing, or so I thought…… We
walked in and saw a huge isle of uniforms and better than that they were alllll
on sale!!!!!! We looked for a bit and
came to the conclusion that someone took EVERY sz 5 uniform and hid them from
us! So we looked for a book sac …………
It took some time but I think we have a winner!!!! I
couldn’t be happier with his choice! A washed denim Jansport, and just his
size!! With a little persuasion (help) from Grandma, Jaiden agreed that this
was most definitely the perfect one for him! Now if we could just find some
uniforms and some shoes we could get home!!!
Store #2 was a complete bust so we decided to try the dreaded
Wal Mart ……….. AGAIN A COMPLETE BUST…… After a long evening shopping, while
Baba (Rusty) was at home with FIVE kiddos, we decided to call it a night and
tackle ONE more store the next day ….. (The one I should’ve went to in the
first place) After a restful much needed sleep we headed out to what Nanny is
calling the most amazing store in the world……. Sacs Western Store!!!!!! BINGO
BANGO WE HAVE A WINNER!! We grabbed the uniforms and a beautiful school bow for
my Gracie and headed for the door….. But not before visiting their little room
full of bunnies, hamsters’ and birds!!
The kids thought they were at the petting zoo!!
Now we were all ready for his first day of school. Thursday
morning felt like it would never come for Jaiden. He also didn’t know that we
were planning for his mom to come to see him off on his first day;)
Finally it was WEDNESDAY NIGHT!! A “good luck” phone call
from MiMi and Aunt Anna, and then there was just one more sleep until the big
day! So he falls to sleep with butterflies in his belly and even more in
mine…….. His mom was nearly off of work and had planned to sleep at my house so
Jaiden could wake up to her being there (he didn’t know this;)! I just felt like I was forgetting something
…. The morning went off without a hitch…. He was completely shocked when he
woke up and there were 7 people waiting for him to start his big day all
gathered in his room J
He only saw one person though…….. His mommyJ
it took him a minute to wipe his eyes and then he jumped out of bed and threw
his arms around her……. Happy boy, that’s all that mattered to me in that
moment…..
My first attempt at a morning interview was a complete fail
lol only because he was still recuperating to all these people being in his
face so early in the morningJ
He agreed to try again a little later!
We planned to help him get dressed for the day but he wasn’t having all that…….
He was a big boy and only wanted our help when he had tried several times all
by himself;)
So he was ready right……. Everything had been done that
needed to be done…. Even the pics had been taken……
............... UH OHHHHHHHH there was one
more thing……… “Nanny……Mommy …….. Are yall going to leave me there??????? “ My
heart sank…… his big brown eyes looked up at me and I’m telling you I almost
put him back in the car and headed for homeL
I tried to reassure him that Nannie ALWAYS
comes back but even a talk with mommy didn’t seem to help….. We were walking
down the hall and spotted his teacherJ
perfect timing. He waved really big and we were, again, on our way!!!
More sad
eyes and a few happy looks,
hugs and kisses and he was on his way J As much as he wanted
to cry he just wouldn’t….. Sometimes I think he’s just too brave…… I mean I was
fighting back tears for sure…. His baby brother didn’t quite understand and was
pretty upset at the fact we were leaving his “ brothie” there….. My long day
started and his mom and I were able to catch a glimpse of him while playing at
recess since I live across the street from the playground area at schoolJ I thought we would cry
again, but this time we were happy because he looked like he was having the
best day ever….. Skipping and jumping;) Come on 2:45 …………
FINALLY IT’S HERE
YALL!!!!!
So, here I sit in
the car rider line waiting to hear all about his day and keep everyone informed
;) I’m waiting patiently to see his big smile…. No worries though…. Reece and
Grace said they would keep their eyes peeled for him during the dayJ
HIS BIG SMILE!!!!! I SEE IT!!!! IT’S GETTING CLOSER! Reece
and Grace are helping him to his spot Rustin is in the back seat snapping some
shots of him……..
I start videoing for the “video” and it starts out soooooooo
great UNTIL……….. Screammmmmmmmm REALLY????? Check out this video………
I mean REALLY????????? My poor poor baby.....
After we made it home he was able to calm down and remember how much fun he had!! I was excited to hear about his day but wanted him to be able to play a bit more before the final interview;)
BaBa came home and asked Jaiden how his first day went....... Jaiden's reply was " I had a great day BaBa until I smashed my little finger in the door;("
So finally it's interview time!!!!! What we've all been waiting for lol !!
I have enjoyed this expierience so very much:) I'm hoping all of his days of preschool will be filled with as much happiness as his first( minus the "little finger" being smashed of course)
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