Almost the beginning of the school year

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The school year is quickly approaching here. I know a lot of districts have already started back. Our district starts Tuesday but I'm forced to go in for the teacher work day tomorrow. This year everything is going back to mostly normal. We'll start having assemblies again and kids will be able to sit without spacing between them at lunch. I found out my son will get to sit at a table with ten kids. I am trying to plan the first day for him. We have a yearly tradition of getting him a McDonald's breakfast before school since it's not something we do often. I might consider doing ice cream after as a new tradition too. I'm debating on that one. We try to give him things to look forward to since going back is a big deal for him. We always go through his clothes the night before and he picks out his clothes with help from me since he isn't the best at knowing what fits and what matches. When he was smaller I just did it all for him but now he's old enough that he has style preference. My husband always takes the first day off so he can drop him off and pick him up. This year will be the first day I won't be there to pick him up and that kind of gets to me. I work at the school so I can't take it off because the first day is important for me to be there but fortunately I get to be there for the drop off. I hate that he isn't with me this year since he has moved to the middle school. I considered moving to the middle school with him but ultimately I prefer younger kids. I have two sisters that are there for work so I know he'll be looked after and that means a lot to me. One is a custodian and the other is a resource officer/DARE officer. They are both able to help look after him so that puts me at ease. My one sister had me send her his schedule so she can keep an eye on him for me and I appreciate that more than she'll ever know. My son is my only child and he's my baby and I hate seeing him scared. I hate knowing that I can't take his anxiety and pain from him. This year is going to be a big year for both of us. I won't be able to check on him and see how his day is going. I think we both needed that checkin last year. My son knew I'd be there to see how his day was going. This year I know he's nervous but I tried to get him as excited as I could. He is literally the sweetest kid and he wears his heart and his feelings on his sleeve and I hate seeing how difficult life is for him. I'm hoping with time things will get easier. I know orientation made him less anxious because he now knows his classes and locker combination.