I sit here with all
kinds of emotions running through my mind and heart. I cannot believe that my little boy will be starting Kindergarten tomorrow. I can remember sitting at the Odom Construction's Christmas party on December 13, 2005, eating steak, chicken, shrimp, mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables all the while having contractions; going home for about an hour then heading back out to the hospital. On December 14, 2005 at 1:07 pm Connor came into our lives and hearts. Tomorrow morning I will take my little man and drop him off for his first day of school!
Where did my sweet little baby go?
The toddler who loved to laugh and make you laugh, listen to veggie tales, play with cars and watch Mickey Mouse is no longer there. Now, a boy who still loves to laugh and make others laugh, loves to "rock out" to Phineas and Ferb, along with some rockin' "church" songs (one of his favorite groups is Press Play - think club music with a Christian theme - check out NY2LA by them), and don't forget Rocky Top because he LOVES University of Tennessee football and basketball. 
His favorite thing to watch right now - and he watches part of one of the episodes every day - is Star Wars (and thankfully he prefers the original). It's either Star Wars or a Tennessee football game from last season that is STILL on the DVR. (although they will be taken off once this season starts). He's watched them so much he can tell you what play is coming up. Right now, I'm thinking he's going to be an announcer, color commentator, play by play guy ... something because, in just about everything he does during the day, if I don't see him do it, he does the replay, in slow motion, and tells me exactly what happened! As I sit here right now, I wish that those days I didn't really pay attention to his "replays," I would have because, I have a feeling I'm going to miss them! I know I'll miss him!
His favorite thing to watch right now - and he watches part of one of the episodes every day - is Star Wars (and thankfully he prefers the original). It's either Star Wars or a Tennessee football game from last season that is STILL on the DVR. (although they will be taken off once this season starts). He's watched them so much he can tell you what play is coming up. Right now, I'm thinking he's going to be an announcer, color commentator, play by play guy ... something because, in just about everything he does during the day, if I don't see him do it, he does the replay, in slow motion, and tells me exactly what happened! As I sit here right now, I wish that those days I didn't really pay attention to his "replays," I would have because, I have a feeling I'm going to miss them! I know I'll miss him! But I know he is ready for Kindergarten. He is so excited about going and I am excited for him to go (I keep telling myself that thinking it will eventually set in!). I just pray that he'll have an awesome teacher who loves him as much as he'll love her. Anybody who knows him knows that he'll love his teacher just because she is teaching him something - he loves to learn!! I pray that he never loses that (although I know it could come at some point in time). :) I pray that he'll make the right friends.
One thing that makes it easier is know that Savannah and I will have a lot of one on one time....she has never had that. I am really looking forward to that. Although I'm not so sure she is, yet anway. Last Friday all three of us went to registration. I realized then that I had not prepared her for Connor to not be around. She kept thinking they were going to seperate classes. I explained to her that we weren't leaving anybody there, that Connor would be going to school there and she would go back to where she was last year. The first thing out of her mouth (in a whiny voice) "I want Connor!" I had done all I could to prepare Connor and get him to be excited about Kindergarten but I had left Savannah out. So that has been my focus this past week. Hopefully after a few days she'll adjust to him not being here.
The day is here so I might as well accept it, grab on and hold on for dear life because we are approaching warp speed. Here's to another milestone!!!!!!!
