I have been majorly stressing about preschool. Between the regular insanity of the process, doubling it because of trying to get him in both here and in NC just in case, and all the waiting and uncertainty I have been obsessing quite a bit. My biggest fear is him not getting in anywhere. I just know in my heart that I am not one of those parents that can adequately equip him with the skills he needs by myself.
Then this morning happened. While I was working, he pulled out his aquadoodle mat and started drawing. He handed me a pen and I took a break and started doodling. I wrote out his name. He said "Asher". OMG, he recognizes his name by sight. I pointed to each letter and he said them all without prompting. OMG, he remembers the letters in his name. I wrote out the entire alphabet and he got most of them, probably 2/3 on his own without mistakes. OMG, he recognizes letters.
Now, I am not saying I have any kind of a genius and I definitely have not been drilling him on letters or his name since birth or anything. But in that five minutes he managed to calm my fears a little bit about the whole preschool issue. My child will not be an idiot if he doesn't go to preschool next year. I *have* managed to impart some knowledge to him even though I am working all the time, stressed all the time, and he watches too much TV.
Whew.
Not saying I am not going to keep on stressing about preschools. But maybe I will take a break at least for today.
A 2yo calms my parenting fears... 
Have him put in a good word for me with my children when the time comes.
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