A Day of Firsts.
Today, we had some firsts.
Ethan had his first day of preschool. He cried the entire trip there, but as soon as we pulled into the lot he realized where we were and started shouting his gibberish he uses when he's all excited. After the initial crying jag in the car, everything went swimmingly. He didn't care that I left and gave me a kiss goodbye. He actually napped for 1.5 hours (I was sure he wouldn't). He played and shared, my god he shared, with a classmate. He played in the sandbox and on the toddler playground. He played with cars and stamps and Play-Doh and ate tater tots, peaches, and milk for lunch. Rumor has it he had an overall great first day. Laurel and I arrived to pick him up and he kissed me again, all excited about wearing his backpack home.
Laurel had her first day of after-school care in the new district. She doesn't have much to report. What else is new?
And I had my first day back at work. Everyone was very welcoming, and after two weeks of worry I had to admit was nice being back. I really wasn't sure how I would feel. I thought I might miss Ethan or wonder if he missed me. I wasn't worried about Laurel -- she's old hat at this stuff. My friend Liz brought me a rose and card, and Greg sent me a big bouquet. I got to go out to lunch, even! The day flew by. The commute home, however, sucked. I'm hoping I'll find a better route (there are many options).
Today was also Greg's first day without us stomping around upstairs. I don't know how his day went -- we've been too busy eating, dealing with Laurel's schoolwork, and bathing Ethan to have much chance to speak. He e-mailed me and said it was very quiet...I'm thinking that's a good thing.
I wish I had something witty to say, but I'm just too tired, owing in part to being up much of the night last night -- jitters, you know!
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