Last school visit

I woke up this morning and realise that at 12pm today I was in labour with Isabella!Where the heck has the last 5 years gone??!It honestly feels like only yesterday I was ringing Steve and telling him I thought I was really in labour (I shouldn't have been such an eager beaver for it hahaha considering Isabella wasn't born until 1.26pm on the Sunday!). I'm feeling like I should have really listened to my Nan when she told me to really enjoy and treasure these years because I would never get that kind of time with her again.Trying to have no regrets but I'm aware I focussed too often on the housework and things other than simply just playing with my kids.But at least I have been trying harder in that department the last few months :)

Anyway,Isabella had her last school visit today.Her kindy teacher,Ms. Yu came with us (for part of her training I think).We went to what will be her class,hung her bag up,she sat on the mat.Stupid day for a visit really as it was school assembly,she didn't want to line up with the class without me and spent the next hour off and on quietly crying (kid knows how to break me heart!).Once she got back to the class she settled in a lot more,thank God!They did the abc's,and here is where I started to think 'thank God she goes to a Montessori kindy',she knew all the sounds for the alphabet (when the teacher said at home we are not to focus on the name of the letter but rather the sound,another thank God for Montessori moment-there were a lot of those!).The kids then broke off into separate activities,and the teacher talked to another mum and I (her sons birthday is the same day as Isabella's and will be starting on Monday with her),and was telling us how hard it is for kids starting to be focussed on one activity and to have to clean up after themselves and to be responsible.Again,THANK GOD FOR MONTESSORI.I talked to Ms. Yu about it and she said Isabella will have no problem settling in because it is so similar to Montessori.You have no idea how much it eased my mind hearing all this and being able to think she's going to be fine.It has worried me,especially with her crying the last few visits.

She was fine and when morning tea time rolled around she was happy to go off and play,and bless her little friend Zaria,she came and found Isabella and played with her.She is so excited about starting school,and I hope and pray this is the start of an amazing at least 13 years of schooling for her!

(there was this one boy who will be in her class-unfortunately-in front of the whole school he punched his teacher,the principal took him off for a while,he came back and started doing it again and then announced to us his mum is naughty for something she put in his lunch.Its not funny that his behaviour is like that,but the other mum and I were giggling in a "this is awful,what kind of kid does that,what do we do" kind of giggling.I have never seen a child act like that before!.Maybe I should be praying for him??And for his teacher to have patience.Yikes!)

Oh and when I chatted to her teacher (so much for me being shy huh?!) I asked if she does parent help,and seriously she told me she has never had a parent ask to help out in the classroom!She said we could sort out a day that would suit when I bring Isabella in on Monday :) I was so nervous asking,seriously,I dont know why I worry hahaha.The teacher was so enthusiastic about me helping,it was nice really.

And now that  I have spent some time writing this,I need to go ice the 40 muffins I baked for Isabella's kindy thing that you do on their birthdays :p Eloquent aye?!

I am seriously not old enough to have a 5 year old! Don't be surprised if you find me on Tuesday rocking in a corner :p (Monday doesn't count,Sienna will be at home with me lol).