Growing Up....

Today is a bittersweet day for me as a mommy. Today is the first time that Caleb is going to ride home from school with a friend for a play date. In fact, it's the first time he's had a play date with a friend from school, since most of the kids he goes to preschool with live in the town north of us. He's connected with friends from school, but we just haven't pursued a friendship outside of the classroom yet. Finally, at the age of five, one of Caleb's friends from school invited him over to play. His mom suggested she drive Caleb and her son back to their house after school and then drop him off when she picks up her older son from school a couple hours later. That actually seemed like a great plan because her older son goes to a Spanish immersion school located five minutes from our house. Caleb was a little nervous when we talked about how I wouldn't be there to pick him up, but by today, he was so excited that he didn't care about that anymore. I, however, am a wreck on the inside!! I have all the necessary phone numbers and the address of where he'll be playing, but a little part of me is going to be on the edge of my seat until my "little man" arrives safely on our doorstep. When did Caleb grow up and get to be old enough for dates like this? I know I should just get used to it since this is the first of about a million times I'll be sentimental about Caleb growing up!!