Last Day - sniff, sniff

Today is the boys' last day at Broadmoor Baptist Learning Center.  I can't believe how emotional this is for me...especially since I was so adamant about not wanting my son(s) to go to A DAY CARE! It was such a hard decision for me to walk away from BBELC the first time I left Jacob as a baby.  I remember sitting in the parking lot sobbing, and then meeting Logan's mom for lunch so that we could coach each other through this.    

Then, day by day, I grew accustomed to the drive, enjoyed the walk down the hall, and longed for the stories the teachers would retell.  Jacob and Joseph are so blessed to have had the  altruistic teachers that they had at their first "school."    As a mother, I didn't want to leave my boys with "anyone" because I knew for a fact that I was the best one who knew how to care for them, how to hug them, etc.  Like many other times before, I had to admit I was wrong once again.  I loved watching the boys interact with the teachers.  Their smiles were my permission to walk away.  Their laughter echoed in my mind and provided comfort during the long days at work.  The pictures were my evidence that things were okay, even though my heart tried to convince me otherwise. 

Jacob is handling this just fine, however.  When I was talking about his last day coming soon, I tried to explain how he was not going to be going to that school any more, etc.  I paused for the long, dramatic effect and for him to process what I was saying.  Then, I hear him say, "Well, they sure are going to miss me around there."     

He's also milking this for everything.  Last night he was bugging me to bathe him instead of Greg.  Greg and I were talking in the Living Room, and all of a sudden, we hear a mournful voice come from the tub, "Momma, can you PLEASE come bathe me since tomorrow is my last day at school?"  Guess who bathed that boy?! 

Joseph will probably lose a few pounds now because of how well he eats at school and not for me.  Every day I would hear his teachers brag about how he held his bottle, how much he ate and how he just crawled around afterwards saying, "Ahhh, do."  (Phrase has multiple purposes, mainly that he is content; also part of his vocabulary as he participates in conversations.)