Ethan's BIG Week!

I can't believe the day has come that I'm writing this blog post. My sweet, tiny, little baby boy that, I swear I just brought home from the hospital, has somehow grown up overnight and is off to KINDERGARTEN! He was SO excited! Of course it was raining like crazy his first day so our pictures are from inside the car...waiting for the bus.



Like any overly protective mother, I followed his bus (without him knowing) to make sure he got off okay and in through the right door, etc.
I have to admit I got a little teary when I saw my little guy walk into school. He didn't say much about his day but I think he's enjoying it.
When he came home, we had some yummy cupcakes waiting for him. He said, "Mommy, I want to go to kindergarten for like...10 DAYS!" I thought to myself, "I think we can arrange that!"

I hope he's making some good friends. I'm a little worried about his approach since he is VERY much an oldest child. Today he told me that he noticed two of the boys on his kindergarten bus who weren't wearing their seat belts. He promptly told them to put them on or he would tell the bus driver. Apparently it worked and the boys put their belts on right away. He said to me, "Mommy, I told those boys that I was keeping my eye on them until I got off the bus." It was all I could do to not crack up. Let's hope he doesn't make any enemies!

In other news, Ethan lost 2 teeth the weekend after his first week at kindergarten. They were pretty wiggly but with a little advice from Grammy and Pops (to ice the gums and then wiggle it like crazy), they came out. I seriously think he was more excited about the Tooth Fairy coming than he is on Christmas Eve. I've never seen him get to bed so fast!

I made the mistake of asking him that night what he thought the Tooth Fairy would bring him and he said, "I hope she brings me a treat." Darn! I was hoping to dig up some change and call it good. So, Daddy made an emergency trip to 7-11 for a Kit Kat bar.


In the morning he woke up to $2.75 and a Kit Kat bar. He was thrilled! The next day he wiggled his other tooth and...out it came. Thankfully there aren't any other loose teeth right now because the Tooth Fairy is going broke! What a big boy I have. I'm so proud of you my little guy!