Surprisingly, he has had a great start to the school year. Before school started, he wasn't too excited about going, but as the day came closer he started to feel a little better about it all. He wasn't sad or upset and couldn't wait to go to "big boy school" with his brother. I only had to walk him into his class for the first 2 days. The second day when we got into his hall he looked up at me and said that "he can make it from here". My heart sank. I took him in anyway. The 3rd day, he insisted on letting me drop them off in the drop off line. I had to beg Bryden to make sure Aeson made it to his class. What in the world did I do when Bryden went to kindergarten and didn't have a big brother to make sure he made it to class? I totally blame the pregnancy hormones on my irrational fears, but I was positive Aeson was going to get lost. I feared that I would come to pick them up and Aeson wasn't going to be there because he got lost in the shuffle. I felt awful sitting in the car, craning my neck, trying to make sure I could see that both of them actually went inside the school doors. I spent the day wondering if I should call the school or just send his teacher an email just to make sure he made it. But, I shoved crazy aside and just patiently waited until the school day was over. Sure enough, both kids were still there when it was time to pick them up! On the 4th day, Aeson begged to buy his lunch from the cafeteria. I told him he should wait until the following week, which he did. Of course, I worried that he wouldn't actually get his lunch...or that he would drop his tray, but he came home feeling very proud of himself for buying his own lunch! Although, he did mention he didn't have time to eat it all. *Sigh*
Ever since the first day, Aeson seems like he has grown so much. When the kids jump in the car he argues with Bryden about who can tell me about their day first. He usually wins since Bryden is much less excited and then Aeson continues to talk until bedtime. Neither kid has a behavior chart this year. Bryden has had some sort of chart every year, so at least I know if he had a good day or bad day. This year, I have to take their word for it. I "think" that Bryden is doing well. He has been known to get into trouble for talking too much, but I haven't heard anything negative...yet. He's been very good about coming strait home from school and doing his homework. He even wants to do the whole weeks worth of homework on Monday! I'm not sure what happened to him (he used to be such a little procrastinator), but I welcome this change! Aeson is also doing very well apparently! For the first 2 weeks, he kept telling me he was getting into trouble. I finally grounded him from TV thinking that should do the trick. I got so fed up with the fact that he was getting into trouble that I decided to email his teacher to ask about the situation. Then the weirdest thing happened...she emailed me back and said he WASN'T GETTING INTO TROUBLE! She said he was an "excellent student" and was even the first kid to join one of her "academic clubs". WHAT!?!? I'm still a little confused as to why my child came home every day claiming to be in trouble...but is actually doing fantastic!! I guess I will never know....all I can say is that he is a very unique little boy.
Here are a few pics from the first day of school:
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