Reece has a best friend already. And while that is no real surprise, since he has seemed to need to identify at least one child to be closest to ever since he started daycare, the child he has chosen (and who has chosen him) IS a little bit of a surprise. Because he only knows her from the bus. Even before he started kindergarten, he knew personally three kids in his classroom and another half dozen kindergartners in the school just from our friends, preschool, sports, etc. He had never met his new best friend before they were assigned to the same seat on the bus, and the only other time they see each other is at recess. It turns out that she has an older sister who is Greyson's age, and she and he are both in a class together this year and both play the french horn, so maybe that's what attracted Reece and his BF to each other. Who knows. All I know, the rest of us may die from the cute.
He didn't even tell us her name right away, he just referred to her as "my best friend". One evening last week, he put three Lego Harry Potter character stickers on his belly and said he wasn't going to take them off until he could show them to his best friend (but no one else) because, "She's not a fan of Harry Potter like I am, but her sister is, so I think she'd be interested in seeing them." On Tuesday, he had a headache while in school and spent about an hour in the nurse's office but apparently was feeling better by recess time (I know, convenient, but that's actually not like him - yet). When I asked him about the whole thing later, after telling me what happened, he said, "I had to get outside to tell my best friend what happened and so she wouldn't miss me." If they were 8 years older, I'm sure they'd be texting each other non-stop.
So now we're at the meet-up stage, where he's going to have a playdate at her house tomorrow after school and we moms can meet face-to-face. There are many reasons I'm glad the boys aren't in aftercare this year, but I think this is one of the best ones - being able to play at someone else's house after school. I have to admit, I'm very curious to see what this little girl looks like and what her personality is. Reece has tended in the past to become closest friends with more dominant children, especially girls, so I'll be interested to see if she fits that type.
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