First day of school drop off

Today is the first day of school for all of Austin and that included Gabe. Today is Gabe's first day in room 2. I have been strangely nervous about this....more so than when I dropped him off for the very first time to be cared for by someone other than Brad and me. I think what is causing the nerves is moving on from Miss Kesha and Miss Maria. Gabe really thrived in their care. I am so grateful to those ladies. They also helped me thrive as Gabe's mother. Maternity leave was a wonderful time, but it was also very difficult and sort of lonely. It was nice to get some professionals on my team! Room 1 is a special place for me.

We started the day at full steam and were looking forward to the adventures that lay ahead. On the way to Room 2 we stopped by room 1 to say hello. Everything was fine until I got a hug from Miss Maria. I got kind of sad again. We moved on though and were greeted by a very cheerful Miss Susan and Miss Kimberly. One of the ladies scooped Gabe up and gave him lots of love while the other showed me the ropes. I felt instantly better. Of course it was going to be ok. I knew it all along. It is just that Miss Maria and Miss Kesha know Gabe and they have a little pattern that they have fallen into together. I just reminded myself that I will give the new teachers all of the Gabe tips I can and the rest will just be a matter of getting to know each other. No sweat.

So, I went to work and realized I forgot something at the school. When I walked in to Gabe's new room, there was Miss Maria putting Gabe into his crib for his 8:30 nap. She knew he would be tired and didn't think his new teachers would know to put him down so she paid him a quick visit to make sure he got what he needed. I went back to work with no worries at all.