Today my baby went to preschool. It was a decision I made back in January to enroll her in preschool 2 days a week but it seemed so far away that I didn't think about it until this morning. Like minutes before we had to leave and ripping the tag off her new purple and gray butterfly backpack on the way out the door. Lily gave me a kiss goodbye and went to preschool without looking back. She seemed instantly bigger. Ella hasn't started Kindergarten yet so I still had her home with me. I was glad for that. It would have been strange to come home to a quiet house with no one demanding my undivided attention. When we got home I got ready to run and asked Ella what she wanted to do when I was done since it was just me and her. She started crying saying she didn't like being alone and wanted to go get Lily. Ironically, the whole reason why I enrolled Lily for preschool was because Ella was going to school everyday this year and I knew she would be crying for Ella if I didn't have something arranged to keep her occupied. With preschool starting the week before Kindergarten the table had been turned and Ella was feeling the sadness I feared Lily would have. Ella and Lily are best friends and most think they are twins despite the fact that they are the furthest apart in age out of all my kids. I knew having Ella gone every morning would be hard on Lily and thought preschool would be something good for her a few days a week. We went back to pick up Lily and she instantly started telling me all about her morning at preschool. She told me how a boy took her paper and she started to cry and how Miss Angie made her happy. I smiled at her animated story telling and my heart stung a little realizing her new independence. After she was slowing down with her stories I said, "Lily, what is Mommy going to do with you going to preschool and being such a big girl?" Her reply was classic. "Don't be sad Mom. Just be happy!" Sometimes it's easier said than done.
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