Last night was Open House at Megan's preschool. This was the first time since Meet The Teacher morning that we've been able to spend more than a few minutes in her classroom. Megan proudly took Ben to meet her teachers, Mrs. Stinson & Mrs. Marshall, then showed us around the room. Somewhere in the midst of looking at the family pictures, the helper chart, and the crazy cookies decorated with pom poms and foam shapes, it suddenly occurred to me that my baby has a life of her own that is separate and apart from me. Although she allows me glimpses of that world through her medley of songs and her many stories that begin, "Today at my preschool...", for the most part this is a world that she has mastered without me. It makes me feel proud but a little sad to think that in a just 2 short years she will be at school full-time.
Since I was feeling a little nostalgic for baby days, I went back to find a baby photo of Samantha to scrapbook. A reminder to me of how quickly they grow and that I must cherish the time I have with both of them right now. The caption is a little hard to read at this size, but it says, "Firstborn baby. New Daddy. Tender moment."
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