So today was the first day of school for rugrat #2. Yes. My little munchkin has flown the nest (at least for the next 8 hours). He was supposed to start yesterday but has contracted that curious case of the pink eye and so we kept him home for a day just to observe and make sure things were stellar. So I dressed him up, got his lunch all packed, grabbed some extra diappies and a blanket and bundled both rugrats into the car and off to school. After the long tortuous ride (ok, it's actually 3 minutes away), we arrived. He jumped out with glee grabbed his lunchbox and marched excitedly to the door. So i took rugrat #2 to his class seeing as it was his first day and all. He stepped into the classroom and immediately grew deathly silent. He didn't cry, he didn't scream or anything just...silence. Then he turns and looks at me and says "No." Simple, just one single, solitary (albeit loaded) word. I almost lost it and grabbed him and ran but i calmed myself and explained to him that rugrat #1 was just down the hallway and they could meet up at lunch. He wasn't convinced but i reluctantly left him and dropped off rugrat #1 at his class.
So now I'm back home, working and peeking at the empty playroom every now and then. It is so weird...look:
Sigh...i should be relishing the peace and quiet but i tell ya, this is gonna take some getting used to. Maybe I'll go peek in at lunchtime...it's only 3 minutes away, right?
1 comment:
awwwww... I can't even imagine that he is preschool age now! How heartbreaking and gratifying all at once, no? Well, hang in there!
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