I am grateful for routines. It is almost Thanksgiving and I feel like Audrey and I are finally really hitting our morning groove. We are up most days without complaints or moping. She eats breakfast while watching 30 minutes of television, which allows me to get ready for work. We have a checklist that she eagerly marks before we leave each day. The best part of the morning routine is walking her to her classroom. Most kids ride the bus or are dropped off in the carpool line. But I walk Audrey to her room. She wants me to and for the longest time I did so thinking there would soon come a day when she wouldn't want me to walk her to her room - she'd be embarrassed. But she (thankfully) still wants me to and I cherish this. It has allowed me to get to know her classmates and her teacher better and I have a better sense of the entire school overall. Her friends tell me hello or show off their new shoes or coats, but I stay pretty out of the way and encourage Audrey to hang out with her friends. I want to foster independence, but when you have just one, it is sometimes challenging. I am always thinking that I will only have this experience, this special time or moment once so I prolong it. I savor it. I am so grateful.
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