It was a restless night of sleep over here.

I can’t even blame Ishu for this one, ha.

He’s been sleeping relatively well the past few days. But, here’s what they don’t tell you about being a mom. Even if your kid sleeps well – even if he “sleeps through the night” – your sleep may still go to shit because, well, you’re a mom and there are a zillion things to think about.

But I’ve never been one to sleep well before a big day. First day of a new school year, the night before a midterm exam (if you don’t count the one I actually slept THROUGH. Oh college me, you thought your life was so hard).

And, as we are about to transition our little guy to daycare today (even if only part time this month), it made for a restless night/early morning.

So, I’m here, talking to you fine folks. While the two guys are cuddling together in the room next door.

That actually worked out nicely because I have to fill out some paperwork we need to bring with us. You see, while we were out yesterday, I happened to pop into the daycare to see if they had a list of things we should pack with us each day. And, lo and behold, they had a whole new parent packet.

Of course, I was wondering, “What would have happened if I didn’t happen to pop in here? Why wasn’t this packet sent my way without me having to ask for it?”

But I just smiled and stood there quietly as they printed it for me.

And, as I was waiting, I watched the TK class and their two teachers walk by me. I watched as one little girl accidentally knocked over the teacher’s clipboard. All 18 TK kids bumping into one another as the situation was dealt with.

Simultaneously, the program director picked up her cell phone and said, “Shut. Up. Did it puncture skin?”

So, you can imagine that I was a little disoriented when leaving the place.

But, having a little experience in the world of children myself, I just took a deep breath and told myself all will be well. Lord knows I’ve had parents come try to talk to me at work and it’s been quite the chaotic experience.

Kids are kids are kids.

Luckily, we’ll get more of a tour today to get a feel of what his day will look like. And they use this Tadpoles app to communicate with parents all day long. So, that’ll be helpful for this anxious mama.

Oh, and we’re dipping our toes in. 3 hours today. 9-12pm. (Of which, we’ll probably be there with him from 9:00-9:30).

They go down for nap time around noon. And, for this week, I think we’re going to nap at home. So three hours today and three hours Thursday.

Like I said, we’re dipping our toes in. Mostly for me, not for him.

My sweet little baby is going to “coo” today and I can’t even believe it.