First day of preschool

Dear Raegan Grace,

This morning I woke up in a panic! I slept 30 mins past 5 alarms and was running late to get out the house! I stayed up way too late making a frame for you to hold for your first day of preschool! Haha, mommy problems!

Somehow your daddy and I managed to snap a few pictures and out the door we went headed to preschool!

When we got inside your teacher was waiting for you in the early bird room. You wouldn't let go of me but watched all the other kids play. I sat on the floor with you and you held my hand with one hand and played with a toy car with the other hand while your teacher, Ms. Cathy and I talked. When I told you it was time for momma to go you clung on to me for dear life. Ms. Cathy asked you if you wanted to see the fish and I walked you over to the fish tank where Ms. Cathy took your hand and mommy and daddy said a quick good bye and we walked out the door. 

When we got outside we could see you through the window and you were holding Ms. Cathy's hand walking around the room. I started crying and your daddy held me in his arms and reassured me you would be fine. And off to work we both went.

A few hours into work I was wondering how you were doing so I called Chesterbrook and they transferred me to the principle who assured me she checked on you several times already and you were happily playing and doing just fine. She got my cell number and told me she would have your teacher call me later. About 5 mins later she actually text me a pic of you playing at recess. And then two mins later she text me a pic of you and Landon playing together with the caption BFFs! She told me y'all were so happy to see each other on the playground!

After lunch Ms. Cathy called me and assured me you were fitting right in and having a wonderful day. She told me you didn't eat much lunch but were now laying on the cot ready for a nap. Not sleeping but laying there quietly! 

Around 3pm I text the principle how you did for nap and 5 mins later Ms. Cathy called me and told me you slept for an hour and half and after you woke up you laid on the cot until you were told to get up. She told me you had a perfect first day and that she couldn't have imagined it going any better and that she was so proud of you. I was so happy and relieved my sweet girl!

When I got there to pick you up you were sitting in a chair playing with a toy. When you saw me you just sat there and when I  kneeled down beside you you gave me a big hug! Melt momma's heart! I asked you if you were ready to go and you got up and got your backpack and after talking to your other teacher about your awesome day we walked hand in hand out the door with you carrying your backpack! 

When we got home we played outside with daddy for a while, Skyped with granny, and rode your tricycle! We ate dinner, gave you a bath, and you were in bed and asleep before 8pm! Such a big day you had my love!

It was such a relief to have you do so well today! Mommy & daddy are so proud of you! And so happy you love your new class! I will be praying for this transition to be just as easy as today was! Keep up the great work!

I love you my sweet blessing! Such a big girl you are!

Love always and forever,

Momma

tomorrow my baby starts preschool

ohHHHHHH MY goodness Raegan Grace....

You my dear are officially two (as of yesterday at 6:16pm hehe). Yesterday we had a beautiful birthday party for you filled with so many wonderful friends and family that LOVE and ADORE YOU! I just cannot believe two years ago I held you for the first time and that you are now a big TWO years old. Time surely flies and you can't blink at all...it's been the best two years of my life filled with so many happy memories. You are my oh so sweet blessing and such a special and perfect gift from God and there is not a day that doesn't go by that I don't thank God for you!

Tomorrow is a big day for you (and me): You start two year old preschool. I can't believe the day is here. I am so thankful I haven't had to send you to daycare for the past two years and have had some amazing people help with you while I was working (Tracey, Jordan, and Sara will always hold special places in my heart). You are such an amazing little girl and I know that you truly will only flourish as you begin this new journey. It's going to be an adjustment not to able to call/text your sitter to check on you, but hopefully preschool won't be annoyed as I call and check on you throughout your day some (at least in the beginning). The only thing I am worried about is your naptime. You have ALWAYS been such a light sleeper and all of your sitters have had to let you sleep in a room by yourself because the slightest noise would wake you up. So huge huge prayers are going out for you that this adjustment will be easy for you and that you will get some rest while you are at preschool. Today we went shopping and you picked out a new blanket and pillow so that you could cozy up with at naptime. I hope it helps some! Mommy also finally got you a new jacket because wrapping you up in a blanket like I have been doing the last week and dropping you off at your first day of preschool might be frowned upon. haha! Seriously though, you needed a jacket! So new jacket you got for these cool fall mornings. You are going to look adorable in your new outfit too! I am sucker for little girl clothes and I can't wait to see you dressed all sweet in your smocked school outfit and bows in your hair! Such a cutie pie you are!

Daddy and I both will be dropping you off in the morning so we can snap a few pictures and kiss and love on you goodbye. I will be counting down the minutes until I can come pick you up and hear about your first day of preschool! Your teachers and classmates are going to be soooo lucky to have you in their class! You are such a fun, loving, energetic, sweet child! I cherish every moment I get to spend with you and I know your new teachers and classmates will too! You light up a room and I know they will enjoy you as much as every one who meets you does. Hope you have an AMAZING first day of preschool my sweet sweet blessing! I hope you have so much fun meeting new friends, playing, learning and growing!

I love you my oh so sweet blessing all the way to the moon and back! 

Love always and forever,
Momma (or mommy, you call me both, hehe)

all ready for preschool

Happy Birthday my love! THE BIG TWO!