He'll Wake Up Tomorrow a Kindergartener

This is my favorite picture of my firstborn.

He starts Kindergarten tomorrow, and I'm not sure how I feel about that.  Part of me wants him to stay my baby boy and not grow up, but the other half is very interested to see what he will become.  I guess my anxiety showed through today in the form of extra hugs and kisses because at one point, Jarrett wiggled out of my arms and said to me, "Don't worry, Mama.  I'm never going to leave you."  The sweetest words I could have asked for.  But I know that he won't always feel the same.  One day he will leave ... move out of my house and into his own.  And I'll be happy for him, I know.  But for now, I'm savoring all the spontaneous hugs and kisses I can get because I realize that one day, he'll decide that he's too big to snuggle with his mommy.  What a sad day that will be.