alright, back to mayer since this is all about mayer. kindergarten fun actually began on friday before labor day. he had his open house to go the classroom and find all of the most important things. his teacher put him on a little scavenger hunt to find his cubby, mailbox, seat, drinking fountain, bathroom and, of course, the playground. when we walked into his classroom, mayer instantly sat down at his spot and started coloring. it's so comforting to see mayer so relaxed and comfortable in a new environment - it was only me that was nervous about what was coming up. i spent most of the weekend quizzing him on what to do to get on and off the bus, who to look for, only go with his teacher or mommy and daddy, don't lose your bus pass, etc.. i am so glad my issues didn't transfer over to mayer. he answered all my questions and then asked what was for lunch - clearly not affected by my ocd with the situation. after the open house we headed over to the food court to attempt to get taco bell - i say attempt because, taco bell is brand spanking new to these parts and ever since it opened a couple weeks ago, it has been nearly impossible to even go near the place. we had success since it was a training day on the base (training day = official way of saying "random day off") so most people were gone for the labor day weekend.
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| mayer's teacher, mayer and his other teacher |
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| just sitting and coloring
and since it was labor day weekend, troy was also off on monday, so, sunday night we asked mayer if he could do anything he wanted, what would he want to do. you wanna see a kid literally explode, ask him this question and then immediately follow it up with "okay, that's what we'll do". so we asked mayer what he wanted to do, without missing a beat, he answered "LEGOLAND!!!" and then we said "okay that's what we'll do tomorrow". his eyes bugged out and he said "really?!" we figured since it was mayer's last day of freedom, we would let him have the day. monday we trekked on over to legoland and it was great - there was hardly anyone there and mayer went on all the rides several times and was worn out. so i had high hopes he would go to bed early since the following morning had a 6am alarm going off. before bed, we got out his clothes, made his lunch and made sure everything was ready to go.
 tuesday morning came quickly, i decided to get up a little earlier since it was the first day and who knew what was going to happen. troy went in late to work so we could all take mayer to the bus. first, mayer slept through his alarm. that child can sleep through anything. there was a minor freakout about his outfit (even though, as mentioned earlier, we had picked it out the night before). and we had just enough time to take a couple pictures and it was time to head to the bus stop. mayer realized he knew a couple of the other kids waiting for the bus and they were all starting kindergarten. the bus showed up and he barely let us say goodbye and he was on the bus. that was the weirdest moment for me....and yes i cried. perception is a weird, weird thing. some days he looks so small and little and other days he looks so big and grown up. on this particular day it was a combination of looking so small but doing something so big. thank goodness troy was there. he drove home while i cried. i was so happy and proud of mayer and also so sad he's not my little peanut anymore. and in hindsight, i am also so glad grayson and i had a busy day, it didn't give me much time to really think about anything. grayson and i started going to a mommy and me tumbling class (think gymboree or little gym) and tuesday was the first class. and right after the class we headed over to grayson's buddy's house for a little playdate which then turned into lunch at a biergarten that was just perfect. this was the first time i have been able to go to lunch with anyone - last year i had to pick mayer up at noon everyday. anyway, we just ate and talked and let the kids play and it was perfect weather for it. by the time we got home, i had just enough time to straighten up around the house and then we left to pick mayer up. the bus pulled up, mayer jumped off and we headed home. the first thing i asked, was what he did all day and he said it was too much to talk about. so i asked what his favorite thing was, he said lunch and recess...and of course the bus. we were home about an hour and then it was off to soccer practice. the poor kid had quite the day, but handled like a champ.
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wednesday through friday went much the same (i did manage to stop crying). we get up, get ready, go the bus around 7am. and around 320ishpm the bus returns. everyday i ask what his favorite thing was for the day and what the snack was....i know what's important to mayer - it's always food. everyday, so far, has been a different answer as to what his favorite activity was for the day. he seems to be doing just fine. i wish i was as well adjusted as mayer is. as for grayson and i, well, we are figuring things out. grayson decided this would be a great week to work on getting molars 2, 3 and 4. so, in addition to adjusting to the new schedule (earlier wake up time in the morning, which lead to an earlier naptime), he's also waking up a couple times during the night due to the pain of the teething. i feel like i have a newborn all over again and getting up every 4 hours. plus all the fun of the fussiness during the day due to the pain and probably lack of sleep. i know it will all get better and we will adjust - it was just a rough week and i'm beyond exhausted.....and i just ran out of eyecream.
here are some memorable quotes for the week:
me:"mayer fill in the blank. i think kindergarten is going to be ____."
mayer: "i think kindergarten is going to be exhausting"
me: "mayer what do you think about your teacher?"
mayer: "i think she will be great...in about a week"
apparently she needs a week to really get into the whole teaching thing
me: "what was the biggest surprise on the first day of school?"
mayer: "snack time"
me: "why was snack time the biggest surprise?"
mayer: "because i didn't know what it was going to be."
aahhh, my literal little peanut
