Goodbye Summer, Hello Hurricane

We're only the first few days into September and yet summer already feels a little bit like a distant memory. This past weekend was Labor Day weekend, but instead of cookouts and beach days, it was mostly spent with weather watching and hurricane planning, at least here in our coastal city. We learned last year, just how much more stressful living through hurricanes are, with a baby. So much more to consider with little ones, but at least this year we won't be packing our yeti full of frozen breast milk in hopes of salvaging it. 

Today was our scheduled student open house at preschool, but we will now wait until next week for our first day, with this hurricane looming. Our weekend was spent with a mixture of hurricane prepping, and first day of school prepping which is an odd combination. 

I've had this week, today in particular, marked on my calendar for months with so much anticipation for my little ones first day of school, ever! She is so ready, and I really thought I was too, but the closer we inch to it, the more my stomach starts to churn. 

When I taught first grade I always liked to serve jitter juice (green punch) to my little ones on the first day, to help them get rid of any of those first day jitters. I'm starting to think I need to enjoy the mommy version of jitter juice right before our first day. 

Didn't I just give birth to her like last week? Didn't I just hold her for the first time yesterday? The truth is, if she's big enough to head to preschool, my baby isn't such a baby anymore, and that's what gives me the jitters. Even more so than this hurricane. 

She is going to absolutely love it, and I can't wait to see her do it all, but I'm in no hurry.