Emma's First Day of Kindergarten

Today marked an eventful day in Miss Emma's life.. She started her first day of Kindergarten!We have been talking about going to the "big girl building" at school for the last couple of weeks so we thought we were prepared for today! But boy was I WRONG!! We started this morning like we have done since Emma has started school.. We took our 2nd annual trip to IHOP for pancakes on the first day of school. I could tell she was getting a little nervous but I figured it would pass... After we were done we headed of NBS to drop her off.. Mark and I both walked her in and that is when it started. Emma clung to her dad's leg for about 2 mins then she saw her best friend Paytyn. She was ok with that but then it came time for mom and dad to leave.. ohh she was not having that. Emma looked at me and said," Mommy I don't want to go, I want to stay home with you!" That did it for me ( as I sit here and cry as I am typing this!)... The tears started to flow! I looked at her and all I saw was my baby.. not the little girl that was standing there.. but the baby I brought home from the hospital.. Now I am sending her off into the world and I am not real sure I am ready for it. I know I don't have much of a choice, but still she is my baby. No one is going to love her like her dad and I do... They can't kiss a scraped knee like we can.. I gave her a kiss good bye and walked out... As we walked outside, Paytyn's mom was standing there and we just cried together! I just can't believe they are big enough to go to "real" school! Mark laughed at me.. He said I was being silly... But I know a part of him is just as upset as I am but he is going to hold it in.. Sorry mommy can't do that.. I don't know what I am going to do.. My baby is no longer a baby!!