So who is secretly (or not so secretly) feeling sick to their stomach about their 'baby' going to school next week?

[DANCESwithDumbledore]

Me

Me. For us it's tomorrow & after counting the days until the end of the summer hols, now I feel sad & know I'll miss them terribly all day. Fortunately they don't board!

labeling? Hmmmm... I wonder if I am supposed to label things?

I feel really sad my first baby is going to big school and I won't be able to protect her and it seems much more grown up. Think she is in for a shock too.

I'm sad too! I'll miss him
Its going to be very odd for dd too.

ele, get with the programme! Black marker on labels - ultimate slutty mummy badge.

Me.

Not happy at all. But he wants to go and I'm just being silly. I'm finding him more and more adorable as the weeks go by and it's going to break my heart. Need a swift slap I suspect....

Does everyone label everything? Just like going to camp?

my last baby starts in two weeks, thats four kids off to school in three years
I'm sad that the pre school phase of my life is over and that I'll no longer be able to take advantage of places when they are not busy (parks etc). Get sick of people saying to me, what will you do with yourself, all the bloody things I haven't done for the last 7 years

What upsets me is that now all 3 of my kids lives will be dominated by bells and timetables and chopped into bits by term-times etc. Right up until they leave school and enter the job market. I think the pre-school years are magical because LOs pick things up and learn at their pace, not that of the National bloody Curriculum.

I'm sad dd2 is going. I know she'll love it and I'm sad for me, not for her. It's just the end of a carefree era where we could go where we liked, eat what we wanted for dinner, wear the most ridiculous outfits (I am talking about dd not me!)

Still have dd3 at home but it's not the same

quadrophenia - that question irritates me too. What will I do? Well perhaps I'll just carry on working like I've done all the time.....

Everyones asks it though ormIrian, my answer is now to smile sweetly and say 'the ironing'

I agree about hopw life is now dictated by terms etc, its awful isn't it, but i guess now my eldest three are in school anyway its been like that for a while.

I dream about it every night in a slightly panicky way

I'll see you a latte and raise you a jam donut, frogs

it also means I'll only have to pick up from one place from now on. yoo hoo!

Bundle picking up from one place is deffo a bonus

dd1 is very excited but is super sensitive and I shudder to think of her getting pushed about in the playground or getting upset

dd2 is also moaning as she will be at playgroup on her own and wants to be with dd1 like she has been

I envisage huge strops next week

bundle - it won't be easier for me as nursery was only over the park so no real hassle. But I have to be there 10 mins earlier for DS#2 which means I have to leave work a bit early which is awkward. Just stopped having to do that for DD.

I have to collect dd1 and dd2 at the same time when dd1 does her week of mornings

hmmmmm [ponders how to do this]

Hmmm

both dds will be at after school club once the 2 weeks of mornings are over (have volunteered dh for this, snigger) and I don't work mon and fri.

again: wooooo hooooo!

My little one is so little (4 and 3 months) and is happiest if playing with his trucks and cars. He is so not ready.

I will be blubbing on Friday as he starts at school, no more little ones at home for me.

Mixed feelings here; ds3 (my 4th and definitely and happily last child) will start nursery next week, attached to the school he'll attend next year.
Frankly, all summer I've been dreaming of all the things I'll achieve - from sorting out the playroom with help from Mr Ikea, or having some cheap 'n cheerful dim sum or a coffee alone to writing that novel that's been spinning round in my head for several months - without him being glued to my side the whole time. But today he was with my sil for about 4 hours - very unusual, but she offered to take him out and I eagerly accepted - and I surprised myself by really really missing him. He's in the middle of all the big "why" questions just now, and it's lovely to see the enthusiasm and curiosity all over again. "So, Mummy, is night time just a big shadow then ?"
"Yes [ds3] that's right."
"And what makes it winter ?"
"Well...."

Which is not to say I won't enjoy some time to myself, but....
...I will miss him

We are in Scotland so my DS2 has just finished his second week at Primary School, on Monday he goes full days .

am looking forward to school starting back, 2nd boy can't wait to get to big school with his brother and will still have 2 boys at home to keep me busy.