Kindergarten Registration

Today I registered Ryan for Kindergarten A.k.a "real school". He has been in preschool since he was two and yet this step of signing him up for elementary school felt a lot different. He is excited, we drove by his new school today so he could check it out and he really wanted to go in. He likes that it is close to home and I think he is excited that it's new. I am excited also, but also really nervous. It's so much bigger then his school now. The expectations of kindergarten are a lot higher then preschool. I as a mom have a lot less control of everything when he is in that building.
The good news is that we live in a really good school district. More good news is that Ryan has a lot of friends who are also starting kindergarten so I have mom friends going through the same thing and Ryan has friends who are also making the transition.
Right now it still seems far off enough that I don't feel too emotional- but give me a few months. It feels like a chapter is closing. I am a stay at home mom and - my role will change with him- his role in the family will change. Send some good thoughts our way that we get great teachers and Ryan likes it when he actually has to walk through the doors on the first day.