It's Here...

...The week I've thought about for years.

Early on, I thought about it during the witching hours. Any SAHM or WAHM knows the time of day I'm referring to: post-naps, simultaneously making dinner + nursing the crying baby + feeding the dog + keeping the rambunctious toddler from climbing her dressers.

A year ago, I thought about it when starting up a business. I wondered what it would be like to sit down to work at 10 a.m. instead of 10 p.m.?

And last week, I thought about it when I wasn't sure we'd survive the final days of summer, with one incessantly taunting and the other incessantly screaming.

But now that it's here, I'm equally relieved and heartbroken. This week, we've put one baby on a school bus and dropped the other off at preschool, and both days, the only tears shed were my own. But I'm blessed to have a husband who stayed home to make his kids breakfast and see them off; I'm grateful for a special 2nd-grader who's looked out for my kindergartner; I'm comforted by the familiar faces of well-loved preschool teachers. And I'm so proud of my big (little) girls. ♥♥

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I'll admit, it was pretty nice working on this post in a quiet house, alongside a cup of coffee I actually had time to finish, without 500 distractions along the way. But my very favorite part of their first days away? When they came back to me.☺

Kindergarten Wonder
by Wendy Silva

I wonder what you're doing right now,
And if everyone is treating you kind.
I hope there is a special person,
A nice friend that you can find.

I wonder if your teacher knows
Just how special you are to me.
And if the brightness of your heart
Is something she can see.

I wonder if you're thinking about me,
And if you need a hug.
I already miss the sound of your voice
And how you give my leg a tug.

I wonder if you could possibly understand
How hard it is for me to let you grow.
On this day know that my heart breaks
For this is the first step in letting my baby go.