The Mama Perspective | Mum Blog

On the first week of September my son will start a new chapter of his life – primary school. Me and Danny have been talking about it coming up in the future but now it’s so close we’re a mixture of emotions. Excited, proud, bittersweet, you know? He will leaving a lot of his close friends behind at nursery as he steps into a new nursery life at primary school.

We’ve bought the uniform. And I already know I’m going to cry once he is wearing it on his first day of primary school. The little polo with the school jumper on top, and the grey trousers, with his new shoes, oh he will look the absolute cutest.

Freddy has been in private nursery since he was 9 months old and will end his time there at the end of August. He turned 3 years old earlier this month. A couple of people have asked me why we’re sending him to school at 3 years old and not waiting until 4 years old. And me being me, I actually started to panic, wondering if he is going to be okay. But as I do, especially as mum, I got inside my own head. As his parents, me and Danny know that Freddy will start primary school and he will love it. He is going to thrive, continuing to learn new things and make new friends. He might not fully understand that he’s moving into somewhere new just yet but we are here by his side each step of the way, just as his teacher will be. Plus, there we will 20+ other children in the same boat.

Me and Danny sat down and went through his memory books together the other night looking at how much his learning, social, and development has progressed. It wouldn’t be right if I didn’t cry as I went through the pages. Happy tears though.

Freddy’s school teacher came to visit him at nursery and we were told that he loves her. Of course, he wanted cuddles and to show her all of his books he was enjoying at the time.

I couldn’t be prouder of the young, happy little soul he’s grown into. It feels like I gave birth one minute, spent a while trying to find myself again, and suddenly my baby will soon be starting his new adventure. A whole new chapter – you keep being your amazing self, Freddy.

And who knows, maybe I’ll meet some more mum friends too!