Lord, about that freezing time thing….

May 28, 2009

Breckin’s last day as a preschooler.

Tuesday was Breckin’s last day of preschool. He will start kindergarten in the fall and I cannot help but have such conflicting feelings. I want him to stay my baby boy forever, but at the same time, I cannot wait to see who he grows up to be. I am excited and nervous for him all at the same time. Will he do well in kindergarten? Will he overcome his speech issues on his own or need help? Will he make lots of new friends? What type of friends will those be? Will he be the nerdy kid? Will he be bullied or make friends with everyone? When will girls stop having cooties? So much to think about. So much to pray about. I want him to grow and learn new things and at the same time, I want him to keep as much of his innocence as possible. I love that there are so many things I can protect him from now, while later, I will just have to prepare him for those things. Someday the tide will shift where his peers will be his strongest influence and I will most likely be a bit lame. Then I will be cool again, but he will love his wife more than me. I expect all of this but in the meantime, I am one of the coolest people in his world and I plan to savor every moment of that experience.

I was explaining the transition from preschool to kindergarten to Breckin the other day and he just looked at me and stated in a very matter-of-fact tone, “I’m growing up, Mommy!” My thought in response, “Could you stop that!?”

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