School so far

My boys have awesome bed head. I love it so much I was tempted to let him run around all day with his awesome hair. But now we have to be somewhere in the morning so my kids have to look somewhat presentable.

This school thing is an adjustment for us. It is welcomed in some ways and not in others. I'm not sure how school is going for Will. The first day he was not very impressed. The next day seemed to improve and yesterday was even better. Yet, he was trying very hard to hold back the tears when he discovered the he had to go to school while his brothers got to go to the science museum. He was fine when I picked him up but then last night he was having some poop issues and I told him if he was sick in the morning he would not be able to go to school. I expected him to be upset by the prospect of missing school but instead he smiled and said, "Ok!" Then this morning he reminded me that he would need to stay home--I told him he was well enough to go to school.

When I dropped him off at school I asked him if he would like me to walk him to the hallway and watch him walk to class but he was emphatic that I walk him all the way to class. I think in Will's own way he is trying to deal with some feelings of uneasiness and insecurity. It is hard to tell with Will because he is so easy going and generally does not let things phase him. I assumed I was the only one with anxiety about being separated and was sure he was going to be in love with school, but so far that doesn't seem to be the case. I think he does really enjoy being there but it takes him a little time to warm up to it each day.

The other thing I'm not happy about is that it is only the fourth day of school and already he is coming home with new phrases I don't care for. Yesterday he told me about a new game he played called, "Butt Panic." Butt Panic? It has something to do with the slide. I had to sit him down and remind him we don't use the word Butt and perhaps Slide Shocker would be a better name for the game or even Bum Panic would be more acceptable.

I'm already envisioning him coming home next week telling me that he learned about the birds and the bees. And then he'll be kissing girls behind the school building. What's next?

I'm not sure about this school thing.

There is one other interesting thing we have noticed this week but that will have to be another post.