A few weeks ago I saw something on Facebook about Jenison Christian having their preschool open house. It dawned on me then that this was something I needed to consider. Jenison Christian is where Kaden's Dad and I had always said our kids would go and I still desire for him to go there. Plus, my cousin's daughter is six weeks younger than Kaden so they will be in the same class which I just love! I wasn't sure if I was ready to sign him up even if it was for the 2012-2013 school year but decided we better check it out.
I asked Kaden's Dad to go with us but he had other things going on so thankfully my Mom was willing to go with us and check it out. It was so surreal to me to be walking into a school with my baby boy! It warmed my heart to see another girl who had been in my infertility support group there with her daughter, who would have thought? It was fun running into people and realizing just how many of the parents I already know. I do have to say it made me feel old though, ha! Kaden loved it. I didn't think I was ever going to get him away from the train table or the sand table. He really loved the balance beam.
I am realizing as time goes on that I am gaining more confidence in doing these things on my own. I expected that his Dad would not be able to go and while it disappoints me that he missed out on this exciting new chapter not only for Kaden but also for himself, I really feel that this was one of the first times when I felt completely confident and comfortable being there just me and Kaden. My Mom stayed and was willing to stay until the end with me but after the first little bit she headed out and it was just me and Kaden. And not once did I feel out of place or feel like I had something missing.
I was a bit on the fence about wether to sign him up for three's preschool or four's preschool. Thankfully they made that decision easy. The four's preschool has a cutoff of December 1 so Kaden misses that by 12 days. So three's preschool it is for Kaden! Seems he may be one of the older ones for his class but from what I am told that is a good thing for a boy.
I am going to keep Kaden at his current learning center/daycare and just add the three's preschool to the mix. So two days a week will be preschool in the morning and two days a week will be the learning center/daycare starting this fall. I should have one very smart little boy come Kindergarten time :)
Not only is all this so surreal to me but at the same time I have also made some BIG decisions regarding school. I never went to college because quite frankly it was all very intimidating to me and the idea of being on a huge campus with a bunch of different people I didn't know gave me anxiety. Plus, I was already dating Kaden's Dad and working full time with dreams of being a wife and Mommy. For the past year, I have thought about going back to school but always talked myself out of it. Not anymore! I am in the process of looking into financial assitance and online classes to get an Associates in Marketing! I have decided to do online classes so that I can do it after Kaden goes to bed or when he is with his Dad. I don't want to give up anymore time with him. This is a HUGE step for me but I am very excited and I am praying the right doors open up to make this happen. I never thought at 30 years old I would be going back to school but then again there are a lot of things I never thought I would live and for the most part they have all made me a better person so why not?
Friday night we went bowling with Papa. Kaden loved it!
Saturday night we headed out to Berlin Raceway to watch the races. We only made it out there once last summer because Kaden had no sit in him. I am happy to say he did great this year! I have a feeling we will spend lots of our weekends out at the racetrack with Uncle Brad and Aunt Megan.
He was covering his eyes to keep the oil dry out of his eyes, sadly I don't think it worked.
We went to Mason's baptism open house, sadly we missed the actual baptism since we were at the emergency room. This is a picture of baby Leo as Mason was sound asleep.
We spent Sunday morning at the Helon DeVos Children's Hospital. Kaden had got something in his eye last night at the races. I thought a good night sleep and he would be good to go but he woke up screaming and crying that his eye hurt. Poor buddy has a cornea abrasion. A few days of antibiotics and he should be goood to go but he sure has had a rough day today.
January - Kaden discoverd a love for playing in the snow!
