First Day of School Drama (Mommy Edition)

She's all set for her first day of school.

Since I became a mother, my tear glands became more active than ever. Ask my husband, he laughs at me sometimes. 

June 14, 2017 was Kiera's first day in the big school as a first grader. I knew she was excited because she was wide awake with just one call from me when I woke her up. It was crying time again for me because I realized how she has grown. I was just seated the whole time while watching her do her thing all by herself. She needed a little help in putting her uniform and socks on and tying her hair, but that was it! She was all ready to go!

I'm not really sure if I had tears of joy or tears of sadness that day. Sometimes, I hate that time runs so fast. That little baby who used to be very dependent on me is now little by little doing things by herself. Don't get me wrong, I love every milestone, but I can't imagine the day she will no longer need me for anything. 

She was gone from 6AM to 1PM, and I missed her. By 12PM, I was already standing in front of the door and waiting for her. I was so excited to ask her how her first day of school went. And so she arrived. She talked about her classroom and her yellow table in particular, which she loves because it can be opened and she can put her things inside. She also talked about her classmates and her teacher. I was so glad that we get to talk together about these things. I hope and pray that when she's really all grown up, she can still talk to me about anything.

Motherhood sometimes hurt. Though we love to keep our children in our arms forever, we have to accept the fact that they're growing and soon, they will spread their wings and fly on their own. Afterall, we are the one teaching them how to fly. (More tears!)