Going to School - Where has the baby gone?

[jdm1]

Hi Guys

I am kind of having mixed feelings today about my son. I took him into nursery class this morning, he goes every morning since he turned 3 and it is attached to the school. The teacher came over to me at the coat area and said "can I jsut give you this" and handed me an enevelope. I did not read until I got in the car and it basically says that next week he will be having an all day visit to school before he moves up. I drove to work thinking about him and the tears were flowing because I cant go back PNI has robbed me of the chance to enjoy him being a baby, he has grown up into a lovely little boy, confident happy etc and I really dont think it has affected him at all but for me I feel a real sadness today and it has really hit me that the baby stage is over and I dont really remember it well because I was so ill and my sister cared for him a lot in the first year. I love this child more than life itself and I am trying so hard to focus on everything that I have got too look forward to. But still you never get those days back do you and I wish I could have enjoyed them.

Love JDM

[sare]

Hi JDM,

I'm sending you huge hugs hun, and I can relate to how you feel.

My little lady turns 3 in a few months and she will be starting nursery and I'm dreading it. Like you I wonder where her baby days have gone and feel that I wasted so much of it. If I could have those days back...

Like you say, you have a lot to look forward to amd he hasn't been affected by it at so imagine all the good memories that have yet to be made

xxx

[jdm1]

Thanks Sare. I really hope your little gilr enjoys it as much as my son has, starting nursery really helped him with everything and he asks to go at weekends! I am trying to be very positive on the school thing as he will move up in sept and I need to make it a happy exciting time for him. I talked to my child minder about it today and we both agreed instead of enjoying his first 3 years I just survived them, I am determined not to do that any more.

Love JDM x