In case you haven’t been paying attention to this momma’s broken record… my baby is starting kindergarten in just a few weeks, and I can hardly believe it. Wade will be in the baby room of the preschool, and I also hardly believe that.

We went Friday and checked out the baby room, talked with the teachers, and got the low down on all the rules and regulations. :)

When I say rules and regulations, I mean rules and regulations! They are state ordered things that are a step beyond a normal person’s common sense. They have a whole handout on safe sleep habits stemming from the SIDS “Back to Sleep” issue. They are not allowed to put the babies on their stomach to sleep which would be quite a horrid ordeal for a baby who only liked tummy sleeping.

I think this prompted the question asked with bated breath, “Does he sleep on his back?” I could hear the fear and terror in their voices with the question. Wondering if this school year watching my little Wadester would be one of turmoil or peace. :) I put their minds at ease fairly quickly, though, since this Worry Wart Mommy could never rest with the baby on its belly. :)

We also have to label EVERYTHING! Bottles have to labeled with his initials (which means the bottle, the ring and the cap all have to have initials), as well as today’s date since they must be sent already prepared. I think what seems craziest to me though is that every single diaper has to be labeled as well!

Part of the Safe Sleep rules is that they have to physically check on sleeping little ones every 15 minutes and then make a note on a chart including their initials, what time it was and what position the baby was sleeping in.

I am struggling with already having to be separated from my sweetie, but trying to remember to be thankful that he is at least going to be at school with me, and I know the teachers better since I work there too. I’m sure he’ll be fine. It’s his mother who will be a wreck.

Haylee and Wade’s tuition is free (which is awesome, of course), but we are responsible for all fees and uniforms which can add up believe it or not. Fortunately, they had a Uniform Consignment Sale on Saturday, and I was able to pick up several staple items for Haylee. I will probably have to buy a few things new, but this was a HUGE help!

The regular price on these uniforms is high enough that when I arrived before the doors were open, there were probably 50 to 100 people waiting to get in. It was a mad house trying to find what you needed and things seemed to go fast. They have many clothes options to choose from, but she is required to have the plaid jumper with white blouse. It took me a minute to even locate those, and by that time there were no blouses left. I did snag a few jumpers, but later went to put one of them back and was able to find a blouse!

Here’s what I got…..

• 3 culottes (reg price – $28 each; I paid $15 for all three)
• 1 Blouse (reg price – $16; I paid $5)
• 2 l/s polos (reg price – $20 each; I paid $10 for both)
• 2 s/s polos (reg price – $19 each; I paid $10 for both)
• 2 Jumpers (reg price- $27 each; I paid $19 for both)
• 1 Cardigan sweater ( reg price – $31; I paid $15… way too much I know, but it was in good condition and the rule at school is you can’t wear any jacket/sweater in the classroom unless it’s a uniform one. Haylee is so funny about getting cold, ie wearing her sweater to the grocery store in July, that I felt like she really needed one to have.)

Here she is modeling her new duds…