I’m a little distracted tonight. We went to a kindergarten readiness meeting at my son’s daycare and I’m having trouble imagining my baby in kindergarten. He’s only three, but they are already prepping them for bigger and better things. They explained their curriculum and how it’s designed to teach basic reading and writing skills before kindergarten.

To top it off, they showed us the private kindergarten room. We really think that we will keep our son at this daycare through kindergarten. After all, there is a definite bonus to a full day kindergarten and a built in before and after daycare. Unfortunately, it is not close to our house so when he graduates he won’t be going back unless they run their summer camp.

On a personal note, I am finding the idea of my son having to transition to a new school a little traumatic. Most likely, he will be fine, but I’m finding it hard to deal with. I’ll have to figure out daycare options, bus schedules and after school activities. There will be various concerts, snow days and teacher in-service days. I really don’t see how working parents handle this calmly. Then, I remember that we will potentially have two children in the next few years. I’ll have to juggle schedules. Kid A will need to be at Location C at the same time that Kid B is supposed to be at Location Z. Ugh!

Mostly, I think my issue is that my little boy is growing up. I joke sometimes that I have a three year old teenager when he tells us with a sigh that we are wasting his time, but it’s just a joke. When he isn’t showing us the terror within, he’s cuddling on my lap and calling me Mommy again, instead of the grown up Mom.