EV loves learning. She is not your typical 5 year old. She is such an overachiever and I am often asking her to stop with the practicing or having to tell her no she cannot do anymore math problems. So, inevitably, she was super excited to start school. She stopped going to camp three weeks before the start of school because I didn't want her to be over-stimulated which meant, she was bored.
I on the other-hand was nervous. Would she be able to get off the bus and find her class okay? She can be so shy and standoffish with new people, would she be able to communicate any difficulties or concerns she has to her teacher? Would she be able to get her lunch okay? Question after question. But when she came off that school bus beaming with the biggest smile on her face, I knew she rocked her first day. She confidently walked herself to her classroom, she was bathroom monitor and earned 3 "fishsticks" (if you earn 5 you can pick a prize out of the treasure chest), she got her lunch on her own, and she made new friends. The next day she even approached a kid in her class from her bus because he looked lost and asked him if he wanted her to walk with him.
I am so proud of my Evangeline but I am still sad. I'm sad because she's growing up too fast. I'm sad because she doesn't need me to do the little things for her. I'm sad because when she gets on the bus, she doesn't turn around to say bye. I'm also excited to see all the new things she will learn and experience. I'm excited to see her after school everyday and hear how the day went. I guess this is what you call bittersweet.
Now Emmett is starting a new school too and it makes me even more nervous. Ha! We loved his old school but with EV in elementary school, we needed to have him closer to home. His old school was a well-oiled machine and they provided everything. This school is smaller (much smaller) and there's a lot more we have to do on our end (like pack his lunch). We have lots of good friends that have their kids here, so in general we feel good about it. But it still makes me nervous.
Emmett is really growing into his own. He is such a sweet and gentle baby but he also makes known what he likes and doesn't like. He loves to shake his head "no," he loves to dance, he loves to copy hand motions that we do. His current obsession is reading, so from the moment he opens his eyes to the moment he goes down to bed, he says "booooo" for book. His favorite is a color flip book. He loves to eat but only the things he likes. He can eat fruit all day, every day. He likes bread and pasta. He likes tofu. He hates meat. Those are his only constants. Other things are good one day but not so good the next. It makes mealtime a real struggle. He cruises from one furniture to the other and he likes to use his walker but has no real interest in walking. He likes to throw balls and climb just about anything. He always has the biggest smile on his face. He also is good at whining and throwing a fit. He wants to do EVERYTHING noona does, he follows her around everywhere and wants to do it all. He's her biggest fan. It's been fun seeing his personality blossom and also seeing E&E handle sibling conflict. Emmett has no problems pushing, pulling, and screaming at his noona. EV gets upset when Emmett doesn't do what she says but she loves taking care of him and being able to make decisions regarding him (albeit very limited).
