Jamie and Liam Chew's Blog: 2009-09-08

2009-09-08 22:40 (Kristen) To my pleasant surprise, Jamie got all the butterflies and nerves dealt with last night, and was full of nervous but positive anticipation this morning. We all went to school with him, and helped him to find the lineup with his class. He was happy to have hugs and kisses before he went in -- unlike his friend Jake, who asked his father why he was still there and that he should go already! Jake has decided that fussing isn't his thing anymore, I guess! I took Liam to Hakobune after he had fifteen minutes of playing Pirate Liam on the Rocket Caterpillar in the playground with John. I picked him up, and took him back home with me on the subway. It was nice to spend a little Mom and Liam time together, and I think that we're going to have a lot of that this year. We went in the wagon to pick up Jamie at 3:30, and were pleasantly surprised to find Gary had followed us to do the same thing. When Jamie came out, he pronounced his day as "Great!" and seems to like his teacher, Ms. Kidd. She is young, and pretty, and seems very gentle. I hope that she survives the year! Jamie told me that she's engaged, and has a very silly dog, and that she knew what Super Mario 63 (Jamie's latest gaming obsession) is, so I am feeling optimistic. John reported, at lunch, that Jamie was also appearing to be remarkably untraumatized by Grade 1, and that the posse were deliriously happy to be together again, even if they are split up between two classes. Tomorrow, Jamie will have lunch at school, along with the other 3/4 of his class, and seems quite good with the whole idea. It will feel more than a little strange to me that I won't be heading out of the house at 11:30, or that Jamie won't be having lunch with us. I know that Liam will miss him. We came home after school, and met up with John's mom, who brought juice. The boys played with Sam and Luke for a bit, then came in for dinner. Luke very sweetly gave Liam an old Tomy Big Ladder set, which has a little battery-operated construction site that delighted Jamie and Liam both, once Mom set it up. It was very thoughtful! The evening was spent reading, singing, playing with this and that, and Jamie hanging out with Gary. I had the boys in bed after bath and hair washing about 9:30, and Jamie was asleep first. Liam took a little longer, but it's likely because I was lying with my feet, not my head, near him, so that I could look over at Jamie while I lay with Liam. The intricacies of keeping both boys happy at the same time at bedtime!