As school gets back in session, I am sure every Mommy-Blogger in the world is going to be blogging about first day of school jitters (for both parent and child) over the next few weeks. Nothing new here- yesterday was Kelly's first day of first grade at a new school.

I could tell she was excited about her first day when she appeared in the kitchen, fully dressed, at 6:51 am. (Keep in mind that school starts at 9:15 am.) By 7:45 am she had her backpack on. One major problem - she hadn't had a bath in more than a day! (We do baths in the mornings.) She was convinced that her rats-nest hair-do was divine, which made this a little tricky. So, after a minor struggle, she relented and 30 minutes later she was clean with nice, shiny straight hair. (see below)

As I mentioned in New School Daze, I was WAY too stressed out about this first day of school, much more than I should have been. On that point, I was right because she seemed to have a good day. Then again, I am not sure I know exactly how her school day went. When asked, all I got was a 20-minute pitch for why she should be allowed to take the bus because it would be so much faster than the 30-minute carpool line. Given her long oration on facts, points, counterpoints, and summations, I am thinking that she might very well become a lawyer.

After getting no response to my questions about the teacher, projects they worked on, rules she learned, etc., I then asked her if she made any friends. On that note, she lit up, declaring that she had met the "best, best, best friend ever". When asked her name, her response was "I dunno". You have to laugh.

So, as I dig further into the mystery of 1st grade, I will keep you posted. Until then, here is a picture of Kelly heading to school without her two front teeth. (Am I wrong for being glad they haven't grown in yet? She looks so cute!)

Anton starts preschool next week. I have at least another week to go with knots in my stomach. More to come...