2nd Grade

Today was Julian's first day of school - 2nd grade! It is so hard for me to believe that he is 7 years old and this is his 3rd year of school. It is wonderfully exciting and yet also heartbreaking to see him being so independent. He told me this morning as I cleaned up his breakfast dishes, "Don't worry, Mommy, I'll wash my own face and stuff today", and off he went to get dressed and do just that - all on his own.

I know, not a big deal, but to me, it IS a big deal. Our job as parents is to teach and train them in the way they should go, and then have faith in what we did and what God will continue to do - and let go. I am so glad that God is empathetic and compassionate to us, and lets it happen in stages, so we don't wake up one day and, with no warning, lose the baby we once held in our arms.

My baby is definitely growing up, and I am so proud of what he is becoming, but at the same time, it's scary to see him letting go of me little by little. I can see Friday when Kathryn starts preschool, it is going to be a long, lonely day.

On a less sappy note, I wanted to mention in the picture above that he was almost unbearably excited to wear his new shirt (Cars), new shoes (unfortunately not Cars, although that is what he asked for originally), carry his new backpack (Cars) and use his new lunch box (you guessed it - CARS!). He really likes Cars.

At 7:15 this morning, Julian was completely ready to go, and followed Jason around as Jason got ready for work. He couldn't wait to get to school and see his best buddy, Christopher.

I can't wait to hear how his day was - only 30 more minutes and we can catch up on what we did today. I hope he's not too mad that Kathryn and I washed the car without him this morning....