Christian's First Day of School

The day everybody suspected I would have difficulty with arrived this past Monday, when Christian began his first day of school. Several family members were more worried about my separation anxiety than Christian's! :o) Christian had been looking forward to his first day of school for two weeks. His clothes were already laid out for him along with his backpack when he awoke. He got himself dressed, put his backpack on, and came out and said "I'm ready for school!" Reagan was still sleeping, so we had to wake her up. Christian went into her room, Reagan awoke, smiling (as she always does), and Christian said to her "Sorry Reaggie, we have to wake you up, but I have to go to school." It was so sweet! Christian was excited the whole way to school.
When he arrived at the school at 9:30, there was no trepidation on his part. As soon as he walked into his class, he began playing, forgetting completely about me! (So much for our worries of separation anxiety!) His teacher, Ms Tamika, had to tell him to say good-bye to me.
When I arrived to pick him up at 1:30, he was out on the playground playing. Before he noticed me, he was complaining in general that it was too hot. He then began telling everybody "It's time to go inside, it's too hot!" So he's definitely not shy nor afraid to express his opinion! His teachers all said that he did really well, and had no problem doing anything they asked, and wasn't shy about assimilating with the other children. On our way home, I asked him how his day went, and he told me "I'll tell you when we get home." I asked him what was his favorite part of school and he said "It's a secret, I'll tell you when I get home." Of course he never told us anything specific about school, other than the fact he had a lot of fun. He does this when he really likes something.
His first day of school turned out to be a great success. Our little boy is growing up! The next thing you know, he'll be off to college! :o)