My Little Hannah is Now in Preschool

I can't believe it, it seemed just yesterday when I was in the hospital bed giving birth to my babies - feeling the pain and the excitement at the same time for this new life - and look at them now, almost growing their wings and slowly getting their independence.  I traded my corporate life for domesticity and for that I am very grateful and happy. 

 I can truly say that these babies of mine grew under my wings. 

Last night as I prepare their preschool bags, I can't help but be abit teary eyed at how fast things have gone, how time had just flew us past, and at how things are now and here we are ....

My little girl, the princess of the family and our baby at that, is now going to preschool just like her big brother.  Did I see any hesitation, did I suspect any anxiety, have I seen any trace of weakness? Not with our little Hannah ... but most probably in her mum :(

She woke up as per usual, not fully knowing what lies ahead.  She was not aware why her mum was abit anxious and daunted for what was to come.  Little Hannah was all bubbly and happy and was just so excited.

As soon as we walked inside her room, she went straight on some toys piled on the floor.  There was no formal exchange of greetings with her new friend but you can see that there was this immediate understanding between the two.  It seemed that mrK and I vanished or dissolved in the oblivion and there was not even a bye from my little girl.  I'm both happy and sad. 

 

I had to break her away from her new interest, as mum was not ready to give her up for a pile of toys or a new little stranger in her new routine.  I was with my baby girl day and night for 32 months and it all just comes to this - oh no it wont hahaha.

But at the end of it all, I am happy that I made her into this confident happy little girl that she is.  She is not timid like others nor was she shy.  Yes, she might speak softly but she is not afraid to speak her mind - that's my girl!  We left her in her Cupid room fully knowing that she will be alright and not have any separation anxiety (more like its the mum having it) and confident that the teachers will greatly look after our precious little girl.

    

Our little man was the same, eager to reconnect with the friends that he had and perhaps get to know new ones.  He was enthusiastic to share his story of the holidays and the places we've been and just being his usual talkative self.  Sunshine room welcomed our little man.

As I stepped out of the preschool with mrK, there was a gamut of differing emotions, I don't know whether I should cry or be happy that my littlies may not be little for long.  That my babies are slowly growing and slowly having some routine without mum.  If this is me when I bid them adieu in preschool, I could not picture myself nor find words to describe my emotions once they both go to big school.  For now, I am just glad that this ordeal is just once a week, so let it rest and let the next week have its own worries .... haaay.