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Dear Nallie bear - did you know that ever since you could talk and I could understand what you could say that we have been doing "the Birthday Interview"? I started doing this since you were 3. I would try to interview you on your birthday and see how you change. You started Kindergarten this week and I thought there might be some tears. I was bracing for some tears. I thought either you or I would cry. I didn't wear mascara on your first day of Kindergarten. Just in case. You did so great, you just skipped along to school, holding hands with Nala. You were slightly scared when we actually got to school, I could see your bottom lip tremor but we held hands and once you got inside the class, you and Nala picked the drawing table and the two of you happily starting drawing rainbows. I'm so proud of you sweet heart! You are going to rock Kindergarten.


I admit I am feeling pretty nostalgic, I can't believe you're going to be at school all day. I started piecing together your birthday interviews from the last few years. I am going to keep adding to it.....probably every September I will start to feel weepy how fast you are growing up and I'll keep working on this. Click on video to see your first few birthday interviews...

And you, my sweet boy, Noah....you surprised me with your smiley face at preschool today. I was also bracing for some waterworks from you. All week you were clinging to me whenever I mentioned the word preschool. When we were dropping off Natallie at Kindergarten you were super-glued to me and wailing, "I don't want to go to preschoooool!" and I was trying to hush you and tell you that this isn't even your class, it's Natallie's class. But today was different, you woke up brave and smiling. You waltzed into that classroom and picked out a toy and you ignored me when I told you I was going to leave. I made you give me a hug and you were all smiles when I came back. I am so proud of you.  Since you are turning 3 in just a few days, instead of the Birthday Interview maybe we will start the tradition of the September Interview for you. Now if you just sit still for long enough to answer the questions....here is the first segment to your saga

So this is an unfinished post, I am dying to know what you want to be when you grow up next year, will you still want to be a 'beaver teacher'! I love that when I ask you what you will teach those beavers you don't skip a beat and say, 'build a dam'!!! I had no idea you had such dam-building expertise my boy. You are the cutest future beaver-teacher a mom could ever ask for. I am so proud of you! I can't wait til the next year of interviews but don't grow up too fast babe!


To be continued...