1st day of Kindergarten

Today was a big day for Ella. It was her first day of kindergarten. I was not sure how the first day would go. We have talked about it being fun, learning new things, and making new friends which were all things she was eager to do. However, she woke up last night about 3am and said she could not sleep, which is very unlike her. She never asks to come sleep in our bed, and most of the time even if she did we would say no, but last night was an exception. I think she was nervous and a little scared. It made me scared for her too.

This moring however ended up going off without to many issues. She was very concerned about getting out of the car and having to walk to her classroom on her own even though there were alot of teachers there to help. She was also concerned about having to make new friends. We walked her in today and I noticed another little girl that was looking a little nervous. I asked her what her name was and if she was scared and she said yes. Ella then told her she was scared too and they just started chatting away. Ella just needed someone that felt like she did and it seemed most of the kids were bouncing off the walls, which was intimidating for her. I walked out of the classroom and saw Ella laughing and my tears started to flow. I knew I would be a little sad because it is a sign that my little girl is growing up so fast.

I picked her up today and she told me she was too tired to talk to me. I tempted her with ice cream and then she told me she had a good day. She worked on writing her name correctly, played on the playground, made a few friends, and did not want to take her lunch on Friday because it was pizza day. I think all in all she is going to like it, but she was extremely concerned what Parker and I did today. We were to have not fun.

My baby is a kindergartner. Where did the time go?