LGR's new class is called Kindergarten Kookaburras. He's very proud of his class and his teacher. He has met a couple of friends in his class - and is particularly taken by a little fellow who started school a day late because he was in Fiji and the plane couldn't leave because the weather was too rough.
It's quite astounding how much he has matured in the last couple of days. The biggest sign of his ability to adapt (which is not the same as an enthusiasm for change) is watching him catch the school bus in the afternoon. On the first two days we were around to see it happen. He didn't need our help but was aware of our presence. On the 3rd day Mrs G watched from a distance and then today he has done the whole thing by himself. There are teachers watching every step of the way and a designated bus buddy who helps him out but he hasn't really needed any help. It's fantastic - and a long way from the shy little boy most of will remember very fondly.
He's also becoming much more protective - particularly of Hayzey. We were at a party on the weekend and he saw a kid doing something with a necklace Hayz owned so he raced over, grabbed this kid and started yelling "Don't do that!! You'll break it!!" It was a bit gung ho but also incredibly sweet. Just like a big brother should be :-)
Miss Hayz is also going through her own transitional stages - she's gradually moving from one kindergarten to two (we saw LGR go nuts with the monotony of one kindy and want to spare Hayz the same fate). She's also seen the excitement around LGR going to school and, I suspect, realises something is happening but doesn't quite grasp the significance of it.
Mum and Dad are also adapting. Just about everybody who is reading this understands the joy and pain of watching their first born start school. We both desparately want him to have a bundle of fun and learn everything but there are moments (a lot of them) where I think I would give everything away for a chance to do it all over again. Not with new babies - but with the two we have already had.