Dear Peep, My sweet, exuberant, humorous and intelligent boy you are now out of my daily care and in the care of two sharp, caring and thoughtful teachers in a room with 39 other kids, one of which is a pretty and creative little blonde named Lily. When Daddy and I dropped you off for your first day you weren't showing any nervousness, any reservations. You walked in donning a new and shiny Minions backpack, you won't allow me to call it a book bag. You don't really need this bag as your school doesn't give homework for kindergarten and first grade, but you carry it proudly into your first day.
You, we didn't have to worry about. You immediately saw your preschool bud C and following directions you both sat down to play with some blocks together. Picking up where you left off, we stuck around for our own hearts. 
If we could have picked on kid for you to grow up in school with it would be C, he is such a wonderful, kind and joyful kid. As I watched the big kids in the room and looked at you and Lily I felt pretty emotional. I was having strong flash backs to the day we brought you home and the evening our adoption support group sat around a dinner table listing to a cell on speaker catching all the details about a two day old baby girl named Lily waiting to come home. 
It is overwhelming how fast the last 5 years have gone, after more years than that waiting to be your Mommy and Daddy. You made it through the day pretty easily, except for lunch. You weren't going to eat lunch. You didn't. You were not in a good mood after school. I came to pick you up and received a very bright smile of recognition and a solid squeeze. By day two you were hyper overwhelmed and were crying, screamin' and laughing all at the same time! Exhausted eyes and a restless body were more than you could handle and you went to sleep quickly each night. Now we are at day 4. 
You're a super star at getting up quickly and totally dressed. Yesterday when I picked you up day 3 and you proclaimed, "The burrito was great! I loved it!" I am so proud of you because you also came up with a smart compromise to the lunch at school stand off. You proposed that we read over the menu and on the days when it is something you like you will eat there and on days you don't you bring lunch. Reasonable, verses refusing to eat lunch at school at all. You're coming around, getting comfortable and enjoying yourself, even if you won't yet show us that. As circle time was called you found your name and sat, a little stress showing on your face, checks puffed out and head hangin' a little low. It is a big adjustment for all of us but looking forward to all of your accomplishments that will happen this year. My growing boy.Love, Mama
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