He is. He talks about going with a smile on his face and genuinely seems excited. We've talked about how Mummy can't stay with him this time like I did at 2/3 of his settling in sessions and that I'll be dropping him off and picking him up again later like we did at Pre-school - he seems happy with this but I'm still a little worried that he'll change his mind when he gets there tomorrow.
MIL has asked to come with us for drop off and I've said yes - I'll get many DIL brownie points and she'll be able to help with Catherine if he does wobble. She'll also take a million photos which will take the pressure off me. DH can't get the day off work so he's asked me to take some photos and I was wondering how I was going to manage Alex, Catherine, Book bag, PE bag and camera in a room full of parents, school children, siblings and teachers in full 'first day madness' mode!
My advice is make the most of preschool Kate. As soon as Catherine is 3 we'll be putting her in for her free sessions. It'll mean we can both wean our way into the routine slowly - Alex started with 2 morning sessions and we slowly increased them over the course of about a year to 5 mornings and 1 afternoon with a lunch club so I knew he was OK eating at School. They don't have to be there so you can still pull them out for special days out etc but it really helps them get the idea of what School is about and what is expected of them.