Oh, Georgia.
I had such emotions leading up to the day that you would enter kindergarten. I felt like I was 'releasing you to the wild.' I pictured that long corridor you would walk down, without me after that first day, and it felt excruciating. I'm not exaggerating and wish I was. When you read this you will think I'm being dramatic. But let me tell you this...
"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." -Emily Stone
And let me also tell you this....
You are the strongest, most courageous, most generous, compassionate, friendly HEART I have ever known.
You entered kindergarten with confidence and love. You are such a good girl who loves to listen, learn and follow direction...most days :) One of the first things your teacher brought to my attention was how she couldn't get mad at you, but you'd raise your hand, which is what she asked you to do, but only to tell her..."I love you." :)
You LOVE giving love.
You come home on the daily telling us what you've learned. One of the first conversations that blew me away was your asking us if we knew the difference between mammals and fish. You then proceeded to correctly identify mammals and fish and explain the difference. A few months later it was math; counting has been your favorite and more recently it's been addition.
You LOVE to share what you've learned.
When you're feeling those big emotions; choking back tears, trying to be strong, or so angry at mommy that you scream...we talk through them. It's okay to feel the feelings; everyone has them. It's how you handle yourself through them that mommy and daddy want to coach you through. And we have good conversations through these times.
You LOVE to share how you're feeling.
Georgia, you are my first motherly love. We're experiencing this one life together....in real-time. We're already seeing how we won't always agree. You will make me angry and I will do the same for you. And neither of us are perfect; no such thing. However, you can rest assured I love you bigger, more unconditionally, more fully than you will ever know...until you have kids have of your own.
Thank you for being so brave, so funny, so snuggly, so obedient, so eager. We love you darling.
Mom
