Yesterday was Mika’s first day as first year elementary student and I am pleased to say that it went well. Mika seemed to be at ease and happy to meet his old buddies. I was the one who was a bit nervous…well, very nervous to be honest. My boy is an elementary student now. He will be expected to be more independent and more ’student’. My little baby boy had grown into a big kid!

Being a little bit paranoid Mom, I checked the toilet, make sure Mika know where it is and how it is. Fortunately, they do have sitting toilet instead of the other one (the jongkok one). This was my biggest fear and I had him trained using our maid’s toilet to overcome this. I asked him whether he can go there without any help and he is adamant that he could. I have also managed to speak with Mika’s new teachers, Mrs. Erna and Miss Feby, and they seemed like nice women. I felt more comfortable and hang around to chat with other Mothers. Tried to see whether I missed anything. Not long after that, the bell rang and the students had their first Monday ceremony. The first graders marched together with the towering sixth graders and I kept on looking for Mika. My little boy seemed fine. Chatting and giggling happily with his friends. I waited until they went into class then I left.

And today is Pascal’s first day and it went well too. At first he was still clinging to hubby, but once they went into the playground, he slided down and was on his own. He painted, hopped around, slide down and managed to follow the activity. Pascal was also responsive to the teachers, which is very heartening. I compared him to Mika, and Pascal’s first day was so much easier than his brother.  I believe that he will have no serious problem.  First day at school for Pascal lasted for 1 hour. He went home sleepily and went to bed directly for a nap.

I am so happy that both of my boys are at school now. But on the other hand, I have always feel a bit sad that they both have grown so fast! There goes my little baby boys…I sometimes secretly wish that I could freeze the time to have them forever be my babies. I love you, boys…