YEA - he's being a "big boy" That is so great! Very responsible and grown up of him, but I know how hard it is to let go! And what a great conversation about the favorite place!! YAY!!!
My ds' bus stop is about a block away. I can't really see him from our window well, so we (my dd and I) have been walking him to the stop since the beginning of school. He is in kindergarten and taking the mainstream bus. We usually get there before the twins down the street who are his good friends (their mom does not walk them to the stop - she can see them from her window and they are three houses closer). At the beginning of the year, ds and one of the twins kept wrestling and "getting into it" so I felt like I should continue to walk him to avoid any incidents as well as to make sure ds didn't get all wound up before school.
Well, last week we were running late and ds said he could get to the stop by himself. My dd was really dragging her feet and so I said go ahead. We ended up just being a minute behind him. He and the other twin are not getting into it anymore and getting along fine. Then, the next day ds told me he could go all by himself again. So, I told him that dd and I would just take a walk (since we were all ready). He asked us were we going to walk to our favorite place? I asked him where he thought our favorite place was. He answered that our favorite place would be just across the street from the bus stop
He's being very responsible about looking both ways before crossing the street (he has to do this two times) and also looks out for the twins when they do it as well. He'll warn them if there is a car coming and will also yell for them to run if the bus is coming and they're still down the street (which happens frequently).
So, I'm very proud of him - although a little sad as he is growing up
Karrie