First day of 1st Grade

Today is Abbie's first day of 1st grade. Where did the summer go, you ask? I have no idea. It truly flew by. Abbie is definitely excited to be back in school, but also a little bit nervous about being a "grader", which is what they call the lower school kids that are no longer in Kindergarten. It is supposed to be an honor to be a "grader", but the word always sounds funny to me - like something derogatory. Anyway, Chad and I went in and met her teacher yesterday and she seems really great - she is calm, and very caring and genuine. We are really optimistic that it is going to be a great year.

Abbie, who now is asserting her independence by asking her teacher to call her "Abigail", seemed really happy when we dropped her off this morning. Getting ready and getting out the door was a bit of a challenge, but slowly we will get back into the old routine. Of course, the excitement and the nerves meant that Abbie did not sleep very well last night, and for some reason I also had trouble sleeping and was having dreams about Abbie's first day of school. So strange. I have an odd feeling, though, that both of us will sleep well tonight!