First Day at School

Noah's first day at day care was yesterday and it went great. Noah made his classroom (i.e. nursery) debut at about 8:15 am and although he was sound asleep, the other 4 babies in the room immediately recognized Noah as the new class clown, ladies man, chic magnet, chatty cathy, and the new "it" guy at Pride & Joy. Ok, so it didn't happen just like that, but you get the idea.

Ready for his first day at P&J Academy


We both went to P & J to drop Noah off for his first day. Tyra will take him most mornings, but of course, on day #1 both of us wanted to be there. I know one thing for sure, day care centers are Grand Central Station at 8:00 am during the week. Noah fell asleep on the way (as he did again this morning, on day #2), so he was happy-go-lucky as we took him into the nursery. We left him in his car seat, so he would keep napping, spoke briefly to his teachers, gave him big kisses goodbye and were out the door.

I remember looking back through the double glass doors of his room as we made our exit. There he was...sleeping peacefully as we left. I don't think I'll ever forget this day, and I know Tyra won't either. My mom told Tyra last week that this would be the first of many "letting go" moments in his life, and now I can see that makes sense. There was our little boy, who except for staying with grandmothers Gigi and JenMommy, has never been away from us. Would his teachers know what he likes? Know what makes him laugh out loud? Know his favorite toys, songs and books? Know how we put him to sleep for naps? All of these questions were weighing on our minds this past week. It's been a struggle, especially for Tyra, but as yesterday came to show, we can only trust that God will keep Noah safe and happy each and every day while we're not with him. I can't imagine the "letting go" moments will EVER get any easier as Noah grows up, but it's such a blessing to know that our healthy, happy, and growing 16 week old little boy will always be in God's hands, and that is all the comfort we need.

Tyra did awesome as we left the building and headed to the parking lot, only shedding a quick tear. Since she works so close to P&J, she went to nurse Noah in the afternoon on her lunch break, so that was a treat for her and Noah. We called twice during the day, and both times his teacher said that he was happily playing in the room. They said "he just smiles so much," and that was a great thing to hear.
I picked him up a little after 5:00 yesterday afternoon and as soon as he saw me, he grinned ear to ear. That was an awesome feeling!! I was so proud of our little man...he did it! He had a great day! And as I loaded him in the car to head for home, he dozed off, worn out from his busy day.

Last night, it was funny, I wished so much that Noah could talk and tell us everything that he did that day. Tyra had a good first day back in the office too and was busy, which helped the transition I guess. So, now, we'll get back in the groove of this new routine and be thankful that the three of us get to go through it together!