Jacks First year at school.

Is now officially over! We’ve had screaming fits, crying when i left him, Funny stories that he’s told his teachers, major decisions about whether we are going to take monkey or racing ted with us to cuddle and Lots of other things inbetween! Jacks first sports day was last month, then we had a shorts and shades fun day last week to celebrate the end of the year.
Jack has made lots of new friends, three little girls in particular. He has become really close to them and unfortunately we had a few tears on Wednesday when he finally realised that his three bestest friends will be moving up to big girl/boy school in september.
However, He’s been consoled a little bit by the fact that major change number two will be happening too in september….
LUKE STARTS NURSERY!!!!
Wahoo! Five morning’s week to myself! I can go shopping without them whining constantly and arguing, I can clean the house without wasting my time because as soon as I clean something up they get it back out. I can have a HOT cup of coffee! lol.
Basically my time is my own!
So what do I do? Volunteer two mornings a week for sure start lol. I’m quite looking forward to it. I’m going to be going in to help with a group on a Tuesday morning. The other morning is going to be flexible as to what day I’m going to be working. Hopefully I’ll be going into various groups and talking to parents about whats going on in various centres. I’m quite looking forward to it. I’ve been kind of doing this for a while. I’m part of the Parents and Carers Committee already and have been handing out leaflets at school and talking to parents about whats going on, which groups there are etc etc. It’ll be something to get my teeth into, something a bit more challenging than taking orders from people and clearing plates away.
Luke’s really really looking forward to starting at school. He’s been ready for the next stage for months. We had his visit a couple of weeks ago and he loved it! I think its helped that he knows the teachers and room through us dropping Jack off. Its a familiar place and all that. The only sad thing about it is that we wont be going to as many groups at sure start. Virtually since Luke was old enough to crawl we’ve been going to groups up there. the last year or so we’ve been up there at least three times a week! We’ll still be going but only for messy play on a Thursday afternoon.
At least theres the holidays!
Anyway, Now I’ve finished waffling, here’s some of my fave pictures from the last year or so!

“Its like a little christmas miracle”

Not to sound too cheesy but that’s exactly how one of Jacks teachers described his sudden change in mood at school last week. He’s stopped crying when I drop him off and even takes his coat off and goes and sits himself down in group time. Apparently he’s joining in with things more, speaking to the other children and just generally a much happier little boy at nursery.

Whats bought about this sudden change? Well a week last friday ago he had the operation to fit bilateral grometts (In both ears in other words)

He went in at 7.30, went to theatre at 10.30, and by 11.30 was sat up in bed eating toast like he was starving! We were home by 2pm and you really wouldn’t have guessed he’d had anything done. He was a star all the way through. Really good. He just sat and watched them while they put the drips into his hands and never flinched apparently. All in all we’re really proud of him.

Since he’s had it done we’ve definately noticed a difference. He’s not saying “Sorry?” every time we say something to him because he’s not heard us. He also responds better to people and seems happier.

We’ll just have to see how much things improve for him, but like Someone else has said, so far its been like our own little christmas miracle!

Im having one of those wobbly lip moments….

Its suddenly dawned on me that this time a week tomorrow my handsome gorgeous little man will be starting his first day at big boy school. Thanks to Richards post about his little girl starting school http://onegeekspeaks.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/entrusting-the-world-with-another-of-my-offspring/

I am now sat here with the sudden realisation that my little big man starts nursery a week tomorrow. He’s about to go into a whole new chapter of his life, one where he wont need Mummy as much and will have stories to tell me that didnt involve me being there! Ive got to admit, as excited as Ive been about him starting Im now starting to feel quite sad that my precious time being the centre of his world is over and done with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How will I cope? Im already in floods thinking about it, and I admit I used to be one of those people who laughed at parents gushing about how proud they were when thier children started school and how they cried when they left them at the door…. Now Im facing being one of them!

“Mine goin big boy sooool!”

We went to the local Sure Start children’s centre yesterday for the over 18 months group.

While we were there I spotted a poster advertising the Pre school group they run on a Monday.

I asked in the office about it, as it’s for 2-3 year olds and I thought it would be a good opportunity for Jack to get used to being left for a little while before he starts nursery in September. It also gives me and Luke a bit of time on our own. They took my details and said that because he’s already over 2.5 that they would try and squeeze him in as soon as possible.

We had a phone-call yesterday afternoon telling me that he starts a week on Monday.

He’s so excited its unbelievable, although he’s convinced that he’s going to the same big boy school as our next door neighbour Brandon, Ive tried to explain that its a different group, but he cant get his head round it.

Hopefully he wont be too disappointed when he gets there and Brandon’s not there!

He’s literally told EVERYONE! Even a random woman waking past the house yesterday as I was trying to get them into the car lol.

Karl was greeted with “Mine goin big boy sooool Daddy!!!!” as soon as he walked in, and he’s told my mum and dad and Vicky over the phone too.

I just cant believe how quickly he’s growing up!