About a month ago, Stella had her last day at Grani K’s…
…and started pre-school. Here she is (with Alex) on the second day of school (because, like an idiot, I forgot to bring the camera on the first day of school. Yes, I know, I was let off with a warning…this time.)
Even though I knew this was a milestone in her life, I was unprepared for how emotionally blindsided I was. As I watched her from halfway across the room – demurely standing there, obediently nodding at the teacher, little backpack secured around her shoulders, I was overcome with a wave of emotion so intense that I had to pinch myself to keep from completely succumbing to the lump lodged squarely in the back of my throat. As I leaned down to give her a kiss and told her to have a good day, she shot back a simple, “Okay, Mommy,” and tromped off with Alex to find her new cubby.
I guess I had better get used to this.
