A 2nd Grader and a Preschooler...1st Day of School

On Tuesday, August 31st, Lukey was invited to view where he would be going to Preschool.  He loved it and thought that day he was actually going to Preschool b/c he said to me, "Bye-bye Mommy I'll see you later"!  To which I responded with a whimper and a cry, I managed to get out but your not leaving me...yet :)  He was extremely upset that I was not leaving his new classroom.

Then switch gears to Ryan, where on the first day of school, Tuesday, September 7th, he wanted nothing to do with school!  Didn't want to be a 2nd Grader, didn't want to get on the bus, didn't want to go to school, and most of all he didn't want any homework :/  I simply told him that it was ok to be scared about going back to school, he assured me he wasn't-he just didn't want to go!  Then, I asked him, "How can you be a big 2nd Grader if you don't want to go"?  He said, "BUT I DO WANT TO BE A BIG 2ND GRADER"!  And quickly stepped up onto the bus!

Now, Lukey was a totally different story...night and day between our boys!  He bounced out of bed and was dressed and seated at the breakfast table, in his school clothes no less (he has afternoon preschool), all by 7 AM!  That day was SO rough b/c he just wanted to go to preschool!  Poor kiddo!  Finally, the time had arrived for me to drop him off at preschool...I started bawling before we even entered the school's parking lot...not a good sign!  Lukey on the other hand told me, "Mommy don't worry you be ok without me for a little bit, I be back"!  With that he jumped out of my arms and lined up as if he has been doing this for months!  He is such an independent little man.  It was heart wrenching watching him march into his new preschool classroom :(  I've told everyone, who'll listen to me, I don't know what I'm going to do without my Lukey?  But, you know what I made it through those two and a half hours just fine and I realize Lukey needs this, he was ready for some type of preschool and we are extremely lucky that he won Voorhees School District's lottery.  According, to the paperwork sent home there were 47 applicants and only 7 boys and 7 girls chosen to go to Voorhees Preschool Program and we count our blessings b/c Lukey was one of those 7 boys!  It truly is for the best!  He needs a challenge and in fact, he told me one day, that I was boring and we need to do more stuff :/

When I picked Lukey up on his 1st Day of School, he came running over to me and gave me the biggest hug ever!  And, then asked me, Mommy you ok, did you do ok without me"?  "See, I told you I be back and here I am"!  Which, of course, made me cry even more!!!  He really adores preschool!!!

Ryan is doing better each and every day...its still a struggle but its getting better.  Hey, he'll have this down come June...LOL!!!

Love & HUGS,
Jenny, Ron, Ryan, & Lukey :)