Big Boy

Monday, Truitt started school full time. His school cancelled their MDO program and we were left with all or nothing. We decided "all" but it wasn't easy. There is the obvious financial pinch of a kid in full time school with only one working parent. There is also a bit of guilt on my part- why should my child go to essentially daycare when I am at home?

But there were so many compelling reasons for him to go. Even the afternoons and 1 day a week I was with both kids, poor Truitt watched way more tv than he should. After all, I couldn't play with him while I was nursing Mathis and we had to be quiet while Mathis was napping. Truitt was bored. Boredom lead to acting out and acting out lead to Mama being frustrated and sometimes angry.

So, I bit. I took the freedom of having him in school. But it's freedom for both of us. Midweek and so far, so good. Monday when I picked him up, he exclaimed "I AM A ROADRUNNER (his class name at school)!" He didn't want to leave. Tuesday, he woke up talking about going. This morning, Day 3, he did push back a little but when it was time to leave, he climbed in to his seat in Daddy's car and waived good by to Mama and brother, who were standing on the porch.

Yes, a good thing for all involved. Sigh. Still hard to see my baby being such a big boy...

Truitt and his Roadrunner teacher, Miss Abril