Dylan Starts School

So school started last week for most of the kids, but the kindergarten students just had a meeting and testing. This Monday was Dylan's first real day at school. So far so good. Only thoughts of tears from mom and no major meltdowns from Dylan. He has the cutest teacher who was seriously born to be a kindergarten teacher. He seems to love it so far. He did great on his testing and when we were on our way home he said, "Mom, that test was not so hard." Yeah, I know kid. Funny boy. He loves picking out his clothes with the color of the day (that'll last for a couple weeks) and seeing all his friends at school. My first fear is that he will end up bored and either hate school or stop trying to learn. I'm hoping to find a balance so he can continue to learn at home with me and not just grow more and more bored with things he already knows. The second fear is that he will pick up all sorts of crap that I'd rather him not hear or learn so early on in life. He did tell me he was playing with friends at recess and they let another kid play with them. This kid doesn't have the best behavior and Dylan has already recognized that. It's another thing I'm worried about. But he told me, "Yeah, we let 'Cody' (I changed the name) play with us too because I was showing him respect...like you taught me mom. Aw, cute! I'm glad he listens to me sometimes. Hopefully the naughtiness doesn't rub off on him though. Maybe I really am that mom...paranoid about everything. I just want him to stay my little boy a bit longer. Kids grow up way too fast these days! So there it is - my constant inner battle of figuring out how hard to hold on and how much to let go.

Dylan's first day in his classroom (for a meeting and later testing)

Dylan's first day of kindergarten without me there.