Today was Mikhail's second day of school..but really it was his first full day of school. He had his whole class there with him today. The first day he went it was only a third of his class. I can't help but to worry about him going. I'm so used to watching over him all the time, it's hard to let go of control and trust someone I've never met before to really take care of him. But I know this is all part of growing up and it's just the first year of many to come. Anyways, I let Mikhail get on the bus this morning and I drove to the school with Makenna to watch him get off the bus and make sure he knew where to go. When he got off the bus he looked a little confused, but I understood. It's overwhelming to get off the buss and see everyone from Kindergartners to fifth graders and parents and teachers everywhere. But that's why I went to make sure he knew where to go. He likes to go eat breakfast in the morning. I hate to rush him, but he eats slow. He's just not used to it. We've always had a really relaxed morning, so to have to go with the schools schedule must be a hard adjustment for him. Makenna came with me. She was so excited to see his school. So she sat in the cafe and waited with Bubby. She cannot wait until next year when she gets to go. I noticed a lot of the boys looking at her. She's so pretty! And she so social, she won't have any problem with school when she goes. And soon she'll be going to prek. But after Mikhail ate his breakfast he went to school. I couldn't help but to look at the clock all day and count down the time until he'd be home. I miss him so much while he's at school. It's wierd just him being gone how quieter and less stressed out I feel. I kind of feel a little guilty about it. But Makenna plays by her self well and the twins play together. There's really not much fighting.

Today I actually got to see him get off the bus. After what happened the last time..this was the first time I actually got to see him get off the bus. He seemed so big! I could see all of the big kids getting off of the bus, but I could barely see Mikhail over the top of the seats. He's so small compared to the rest of the kids. When he got off he looked so tired, but the first thing he said was that he got off at the right stop :) He was really proud of himself and he knows his address. He's pretty confident that he won't ever get off at the wrong stop again and that makes me feel a lot better. I was really anxious to see him get off of the bus that I went out like 15 minutes early to wait for him. I sat out there in the 90 something degree heat and waited for him..and I'll do it again tomorrow. I love that little man so much! I love to see all the new things he's doing with his life and all the new adventures. I love to see him laughing with his new buddies. This is a really exciting time in his life! I'm glad that I get to go on this ride with him! I felt so bad though, when he got off the bus he was SO tired! I could see the look written all over his face...pure exhaustion. He was absolutely tired. He's not used to having to follow the school routine the whole day. He said he got to play outside 3 times today. I wish he could tell me more about his day..but he's a typical boy and he just remembers playing and wants to play video games when he gets home.