Everyone told me sending my first born to Kindergarten would be hard. I thought.... can't be that hard. I will be just fine. I think I did hold myself together really well. I didn't cry, but only got a little teary eyed. But man, they were right!! It was so hard to just leave her there, and walk away. I think I left a little piece of my heart at school with her. It is that first step of letting go, and it is a hard thing to do!
We struggled with whether or not to send Bailey to kinder this year. She is behind in most things compared to her classmates. I think that is something I am struggling with more than she is. She still gets all her therapies,and will continue to throughout Kindergarten. I just didn't want her to realize that she was behind. So, we debated. Do we send her and hope she makes progress, or hold her out another year?? These are hard choices when it comes to your kids. Ultimately, we decided to send her. She needs the push to do better, and we are just crossing our fingers we made the right choice.
I was so proud of her today. She gave me a kiss, walked right in, found her cubby and dropped off her things, found her chair and sat right down without even a second glance my way.
She is so special to me! Through her trials I think we have both become stronger, and I am hoping Kindergarten will be good for the both of us!
