One Month And...

...mourning.

Oops, I mean counting.

One month from today, Lily starts Kindergarten.

Lily is so, so excited!

As for me???

Well, I'm trying my best to be excited.

Really, I am. It's just not as easy as it sounds!

I'm still kinda stuck in the, "How did this happen so fast?" stage.

At the risk of sounding terribly obnoxious, I have thoroughly enjoyed every second of being Lily's mother. Truth is, I'm just not ready to share Lily.

Pretty pathetic aren't I???

The last 4 years I've spent at home with Lily have been such a gift.

Okay, maybe that's not entirely true. We don't actually spend a lot of time at home!

It would probably be more accurate to say I've enjoyed all the time we've spent:

at the park
at the library
at the playground
playing in the backyard
painting
playing Candyland
reading books
grocery shopping
baking
at the art museum
working on crafts
at Panera
on play dates

You get the idea.

Somehow, I still feel the urge to cram an incredible amount of "stuff" into the next few weeks.

Impossible and ridiculous, I know.

It's just that somehow I keep hearing this tick...tick...tick...sound in my head!

Did I already say ridiculous?!?

Oh...and yes...I know that Lily will only be at school for half a day.

And, yes, I know we'll still be able to do a lot of fun things together.

I also know that Lily will have a wonderful time at school and I believe she'll really thrive in her new environment.

I'll even go as far as to say that that I might actually enjoy having a little "TJ Time".

But, when all is said and done...

I'm going to miss my Sweet Little Lily. TERRIBLY!