Moving Up is Harder on Mom
August 25, 2008 Tomorrow is the last day of "school" in my boys daycare. My little guy, Aaron, moved up to his new classroom about two weeks ago. The adjustment on him was rough. He would cry and sob for me to just pick him up and put him back in his old room. But being the strong Mom I am supposed to be.. I just kissed his fat little cheeks and promised him it will be okay and his new teachers are just as wonderful as his old ones. At 15 months he just looks at me like I am crazy. shhh no one tell him I am really am .. at least not yet anyway.
And that leaves tomorrow. Donnie's moving up day. sigh.
I should back up a bit. Donnie, my almost four year old, started at this daycare when he was a year old. He started in the first classroom and has grown and graduated through five classrooms. Each classroom has two teachers. Each of the teachers are unique and bring something different to the table. Of course. That is to be expected right?
Well the classroom my son Donnie is in now is unlike ANY of the classrooms before. His two teachers this year have been amazing. Their method for teaching goes beyond the basic A,B,C's. Donnie went into this classroom a little boy, and he is literally moving up as a little man. There is not a day that goes by that my son does not come home and word vomit all over me with all the details of how amazing his day turned out. On the mornings that he is clinging to my leg because I let him stay up until 11 he will miss me dearly and begs to go home, they take him on their hip, wipe his tears and tell him of the events they have planned for the day. After he is calm and I have already left, 8 times out of 10 I get a call to my cell letting me know he is fine. They don't need to do that..but they do and I love them for it.
Tomorrow is Donnie's last day in this classroom.
Tomorrow he is officially done with daycare.
Tomorrow he graduates to pre-school.
Donnie is so excited to be moving into what he calls the big boy classroom. He knows he and his friends will be the oldest in the daycare and it really is sweet to listen to him speak about that part of the moving up.
I on the other hand will be a mess tomorrow afternoon, crying, begging and sobbing that he will not returning to his old classroom come next Tuesday. And it sucks that no one can put me on their hip and wipe my tears.
And then I have to say to myself "I have a kid in pre-school now".
Sigh, when did this growing up thing get to be so hard on ol' Mom.
I love you little man!
Reader Comments (20)
Awww! It must be so hard! I'm not ready at all! Love his face in that photo.
Awww and I love that pic you ended with!
I worked in child care for many years, and I can tell you that you are SO blessed to have found such great care for your boys!
Awe, hang in there! I don't know where the time goes, but it sure does fly by. I know it's sad to watch them grow up, my baby is no longer my baby (she's a little girl), but it is amazing to watch them grow and change with time, to watch them become little people unique to themselves.
Remember you're not alone, the rest of us 'kleenex' moms are here too!
~K
Anna started pre-school last week, and it was a HUGE change for her. It's a totally new school from where she's been for the last 2 years, and with her anxiety issues, I was SO scared for her.
But, much to my dismay and happiness, she's doing incredibly well. They do well no matter what we feel. He's a big boy now, and Anna's a big girl.
Just keep him away from her. At least until they're 18 and we can set them up to marry when they're 25 and we can be fat & happy grandmothers together.
I know. I know what you are going through. I am sending my first born to KINDERGARTEN next week.
I can not even describe what I am going through right now. Moving up is hard to do.
"Word vomit", huh? I call it diarrhea of the mouth.
I'm the same way with my kids. I'M always the one with tears running down my face! Good luck Kim!
At least he is a smart kid. Unfortunately that means he is going to moving up in school every year.
i am dreading my 4 year old switching classrooms next week. she is going to be so sad.
I'm right there with you! You'd think after awhile it doesn't affect you. It does get easier, but the milestones keep getting bigger. Hang in there mom!
Seems like there are a lot of moms to almost 4 year olds on here, K!! I remember each progression of my baby boy (snort - he's 8 now) from one room to the other in daycare, and then on to kindergarten. Every move was harder on me.
Now the girlie, she won't be 4 until December but she is starting Junior Kindergarten next week. She is SOOOOO pumped, even ready to take the school bus with her big brother. This one, she doesn't even look back ;(.
I am already crying inside.
Good luck little man!!! He'll do great.
Believe me, I know. We did the whole get your schedule thing for MIDDLE SCHOOL yesterday.
I am STILL a wreck.
Every stage I expect it to get easier, and it just doesn't. Hopefully with their siblings, I'll be used to it, but I doubt it! Hang in there momma!
Awww it is hard. And I'm sorry, but it doesn't get easier!!
Best of luck to Donnie, although it sounds as though he will not need it. :D Hang in there Mom. Just think about all the cool new things he can word vomit all over you when he gets home now! :D
Kim, my hip is always here for you...you may fall off of it...but it's here...and I'll wipe away the tears and buy you another pair of earrings...Love Mom
That must be so hard! I don't want that day to come for meeee.
Aww, so sweet Kim! But save it all til next year when he starts kindergarten! In fact you and I can have a virtual boo-hoo together cuz I am gonna lose it when K starts school!
I'm with you - with each milestone, whether major or minor, I see my babies slipping away from me and it kills me. I don't know if it ever gets easier.
That picture at the end of the two of you is precious.
So how'd it go? I guess you survived. :) Preschool is a big milestone!