Bella"s First Day of School

Today was Bella's first day of school and what an emotional morning for me! When I woke her up, she jumped out of a bed and gave me a koala hug and was ready for the day. We quick got ready and her dad called to wish her well and asked her how she felt on her first day of school and she said "I'm a little bit scared, but a lot brave". I started to cry. We prayed together for her day and that it would go smootly and I cried even harder. We took pictures before we left and when we got there. When she walked in the class her teacher greeted her and gave her a little hug and showed her where her cubby was. She then had to put the whale with her name on it, into a fish bowl (her class is called the whales). Her teacher sent her to a table to have free time with the kids and she never looked back. She settled in all excited and instantly made new friends and I just watched my sweet baby growing up before my eyes. I tried so hard to hold it together in front of the other parents who were struggling to pry their crying children off of their shoulders. There were enough people crying in that room - yikes! I knew Bella wouldn't be apprehensive, but I was still proud of how she just settled right in and made herself comfortable -she is not at all shy, but she can be moody sometimes. I knew this day would be hard, but I miss her already. Natalie is loving having me all to herself and is having a ball. I don't want to take too much time away from her, but I wanted to write this, before the freshness of the day wares off. My sweet baby girl - I couldn't be more proud of her.